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Originally posted by dmoolenaar
Thom - that vice looks like it's got a few stories to tell... No workbench is complete without one.
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Aren't old vises cool? Mine is a 1930's, maybe 1940's vintage wilton. I didn't even know they were considered "The" vise until a friend from London visited, asked me to leave it to him in my will. Both vise and the workbench were inherited from my father.
The workbench is hell for stout, wood...fine grain old growth Douglas fir throughout for the frame made of 2X4, 4X4 and 6X6. Man, the stuff they considered utility lumber back then would fetch a pretty price today! 3/4" Marine plywood on top. Mess up one top? Flip it over, you have a new top.