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It's been noted that these don't seem to appear in catalogues -- maybe they were mostly sold directly to commercial and educational establishments and similar workshops with a lot of vices, and/or to bench makers -- I know if I had to install a lot of these, then this B version could save time...

there you go - properly trained - trouble with amateurs like me is, we have a good mallet, but then with chisel in hand -- where is it?, I'll use the hammer - and handle chips/splits also we like looking at our tools as much as what we're making - hopeless Your combo of beech mallet (not too...

You've obviously got to bolt it very well to a solid bench-top. before cast iron wood-working vices, most used a wooden vice and some of these had their 'own' rear jaw but mostly it was the bench. (likewise many of those building their modern versions of these -- see many examples on the web)...

There's a 52 1/2 B on ebay right now -- thought it might be you selling, but it seems to be missing the QR, so I guess not. Anyway, just the same re no rear jaw.

know little about pencils, but as you probably know, there's a pencil museum in Keswick, England, where they used to mine the graphite, at least back to 1700s (apparently the graphite was so valuable they used to frisk the miners at the end of a shift). wasn't the wood usually cedar? now...

I think your wild service might be like the French cormier, which was the choice for some of their best wooden tools and handles; charme (hornbeam) and fruitier (pear or apple) came next before the usual beech, ash or oak.

Anyone see Pau Marfin handles these days? -- the specialist London/Reading carving tool supplier Tiranti sold all their chisels un-handled or with their own Pau handles (a distinctive 'fat' carver style) -- they also sold these separately at a very reasonable price - I think Melco and some other...

I have a couple of amateur-type B&D (720 and other lost its label) drills bought in the 1970s and about 1988 - both bashed around, left clogged with dust for weeks while using, much hammer- drilling into stone and also one used on a fixed base as a grinder, sometimes on and off for hours on end...

I'm not 100% sure what I have is kingwood - it's from that 100yearold cabinet maker - it's way denser than water, very hard, dark slightly reddish brown with slight brown black close straight grain, totally rot resistant (his wife took one of the poles and had it in the English weather in the...

I got a couple of the very cheap Taiwan forged 19mm hammer-in dogs a few years ago - nearly threw them away, but then tweeked the bench holes (chamfer and slightly enlarged) and slightly roughened the smooth shaft -- they now work a treat on my regular 2.5in thick beech top and a 4in ancient...

Nice chisels - and a good discussion topic -- I have boxwood, laburnum, mahogany, kingwood and ebony from recycled sources in UK (woodpiles and skips, especially when a 100-year-old neighbour who'd been a cutlery canteen maker threw out his off-cut pile). You're encouraging me to get down to the...

I wish a Record catalogue from the 1920s/30s would show up (I wonder what other weird and wonderful versions they experimented with?) In this period and somewhat later, their brothers (literally) at Woden probably had more variants of the QR woodworking vice, as did Rededa (well one more type)...

There's a rusty pop-tart in the third box down, second cupboard, beneath M8 bolts. Labelled 'assorted convenience foods'.

Agree re Record and good suggestion toolsn

I haven't watched TV for decades, but way way back would catch the Ed Sullivan - he was always naff and the format was poor compared with UK 'the weekend starts here, Ready Steady Go' but they got so many good acts to appear. Woops, just showed my age.

Thanks -- looked through the most informative thread (again). I don't think you need a rear plate or a special design of bench, just a thick bench-top to act as rear jaw - screw on another piece of wood if bench top too thin, or you want it to stand proud of the edge.

Absolutely ridiculous, I know, but I used, in 2016, as a naive 8 year old, to believe that anyone who took on the job of President of a democratic country would take it seriously and behave in an adult manner (unlike us self-obsessed kids). Now I'm a grown-up 12, Jan 2021, I realise how...

If it wasn't for other types with the B designation, I'd say the missing rear jaw is the key -- it has some advantages and there are other iron woodworking vices which just use the bench as rear jaw - in the UK there was the ornate '20th century' and a few from the USA, eg some piano-makers as...

anyone use those rubber blocks loaded with abrasive? I usually use a scraper first, especially on flat surfaces (not turned edge, just a good narrow old Sheffield decorator's scraper) - doesn't dig in, scratch or cut metal if the angle's right, but does take off surface rust fast. Then hand...

Thanks -- got to go and get out my scratchy vinyl Sweetheart of the Rodeo now , will also listen to at least Lake Louise and Today's the Day my Bride's Gonna Come. don't listen to much country music but they hit a sweet spot for me hope I have the right disc? been a while. happy new year