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if I wasn't happy with my older Parky woodworking vices, this would be the best version of the Record in my opinion

One further comment - Wiha seem to have taken much of the market for 'quality' drivers. But I tried one of their wood handles (new, recently) - useless tiny handle, slathered in deep gloss varnish and bent tip on first use - I know their hex bits are good - I hope the plastic handled drivers...

Thanks for the replies. Clogs - I see where you're coming from, but I finished up going back to hand screwdriving unless it's a very high number of screws (for a medium number I sometimes go for the yankee). It could also be one of those exercise vs repetitive injury questions. AndyT - yes...

I I do like wood and steel, maybe plus a bit of brass for my tools, including screwdrivers. And although I use posidrive and phillips screws, I actually prefer slotted if they're going to be visible (sounds like I may be a cabinetmaker - I wish, but some of my work is very rough and ready, other...

I believe they took over the Diamic (mostly turning tools) brand from another Sheffield company many years ago (Hildick?) I remember Tiranti - did they also have a London shop (Tottenham Court Rd, near Buck and Ryan's?).

Nice vice. --- good that it actually has the Handy name cast in - after looking at many ebay posts (no I didn't buy them all) and seeing a few with a decal/sticker still on, and sometimes with a cast-in size number or just a Reg Design No one sees that an awful lot of Handys were made (earlier...

interestingly, although often forgotten, I believe they're still making a full range of carving and whittling chisels. I have a Dictum (**** Tools, Germany) 2019 catalogue in front of me which introduces their new 'own brand' range of carving chisels -- hand forged by Henry Taylor of Sheffield...

Cabinetman --- that's exactly what I thought when I saw the title of this thread - my next car will be electric, I live in a terrace house - small front garden and quite wide pavement/sidewalk -- been growing an ornamental crab at the front (have a small front garden and hedge) as the basis/main...

Quick -- get it from France before no-deal Brexit. Use it for all sorts there - especially roofs, but also sidings, bar tops, etc etc. Why is it not used so much in UK? (and is thus much more pricey here)

As you may guess, been re-reading this thread - it's great on the history of QR woodworking vices (but there's more to be discovered). Is it time to look at the history of non-QR vices? Before Parkys etc? Obviously woodworkers used blacksmith-type vices and wooden vices (first with a wooden...

Looking back at this excellent thread (thanks for all the work NABS and others) there is an agreement here that 'of course' a pair of steel rods/bars was the way to go after about 1920 - much sturdier than cast iron etc etc. Now I know that woodworking vices open further than most metalworking...

Isn't this type of vice meant to have some toe-in (or top-in) to allow for slight bending under pressure? Must say that looks rather a lot, though.

As it says - Entwistle and Kenyon (of Keighley near Bradford) patented 1877 and only made for a few years - a good vice, much sought after. (Search also under steel rack).

Paramo was set up in Sheffield at about that time, (WWII) by a known Sheffield manufacturer (Parramore and family, of Chapeltown, est 1924 near Sheff). Their standard engineer-type bench vice is similar to, but not exactly the same as Record and Woden (separate companies, later joined) who from...

Good advice on filing 24 tpi - I've used a technique nearly the same, but found the setting a pain. for finer tpi I now use a Zona - can tickle the sharpness with a needle file but then give up on setting (made a nicer handle for their changeable blades, but doesn't compare with any shown here)...

I didn't do one. Respect to those who did - I knew several who did J Neill or Laycocks in Sheff, RR Aero in Derby - skilled men and a few women (more now). If you did - do you still have anything you made at that time -- eg sometimes see some patternmakers planes, measuring tools or engineering...

me too -'I do like to read a book' soooo -- There's a project for you Vono - plenty of expertise here and on USA garage journal and UK migwelding and I totally agree with Andys above, nabs smallworkshop.co.uk has a great timeline on QR wood vices with present printondemand it's easy to update...

very interesting, didn't know them ps - unfortunately the woden website link from the WS page is not effective - I believe the website has been withdrawn

The DIN 5131 on your axe suggests that it's German made and to a set Quality standard (Deutsche Industrie Norm) - so should be a reasonable starting point. Tho I rather doubt sunnybob's would qualify for a DIN

true - I was generalising, but never seen Vanadium cast steel on a laminated blade, but that's just me. (Seen Boracic and Electro cast steel). ps - wasn't suggesting it was a Ward's plane, although they put their name on many tools, but they were very big in plane blade making