Just shows to go you there is always more than one way to skin a cat. I suspect there is someone out there who has carved a giant scroll with a chainsaw. 🙂
As daylight hours diminish, this driveway woodworker will get back into some carving which I can do at my small inside workbench in the evenings. This looks like it will be a fun project as there are some violinists in the family. Thanks, Mary, for the cool project suggestions and videos.
Excellent, as usual, Mary.
A question: is there a role for rifflers in this kind of fine work, especially the repair you did on the ramp?
Thank you again for creating this site.
Great video, just one question(so far). It isn't obvious how you're tightening
the bench dogs. Do they pivot somehow? Is there a lever under the bench?
Hi Charles,
This particular bench has an end vise (I think that's what it is called) with an arm at the end of the bench. Great thing to have on a bench - many possibilities. Unfortunately the position of my camera does not go to that end of the bench 🙂
Most large store-bought benches have these. Mine is an Ulmia.
Hi Mary. Just found your site and started watching your tutorials. The end vise idea keeps stirring curiosities in my brain. Your bench is rigged with a panel connected to the vise that slides laterally. Seems like a very nice configuration for clamping with your dogs. I can't quite imagine how that is setup. Are there any photos somewhere?
Ok, you set me in the right direction and I am grateful. Yes I was thinking about modifying my workbench with a DIY solution. There are some amazing benches out there that can be seen on google images with a search for tail vises. Lee Valley has a Veritas Tools quick release that one can incorporate into a bench arrangement. Thanks for the help.
Hello Buzz. Wow. It's been so long since I shopped for a workbench, that I thought these tail vises were available everywhere. The workbench I have is an Ulmia. Woodcraft used to sell them, but I don't think they do anymore. I tried to find where they (or any bench with a vise like theirs) are sold, and I sort of hit a dead-end. However, I did find another with a similar vise here. It is a Grizzly brand, but that Amazon link says they are unavailable. I thought Sjoberg had some, but looked through the Woodcraft catalog, and they only have ones with the end vises. I did find a beautiful Hoffman and Hammer bench at Highland Woodworking that has a similar vise - here is the link. If you live in Germany, you may have better luck! Or make your own, here is a link I found at Lie-Nielson. They are good and solid vises. Good luck! If you find out any more information, please share!
Thanks Mary, I am learning quite a lot. High quality chiseles are on my wish list for the Holidays. The local Woodcraft store let's me practice with their chisels. I hope to send photos one day. The hand placement takes practice and the wrist twist is a muscle memory movement that is developed by intentional repetition. I hope that this observation helps someone. You do it so automatically (and well) that it looks natural. The videos are a great teaching tool.
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