Angled Leg Vise

[bugbear]

At the car boot, a house clearance guy had a REALLY old, tatty workbench. What was interesting
was that it had a wooden screwed leg vise, on an angle. Very rare indeed.

BugBear

 

[monkeybiter]

Is there a good reason for doing that?

 

[Racers]

You can better clamp a long board upright in the vice, it will clear the screw.

Pete

 

[monkeybiter]

Ah Ha! Makes perfect sense.

 

[ED65]

What's your estimate of the age of the bench BB based on seeing it in the flesh? It's certainly filthy enough to be very old!

 

[G S Haydon]

http://www.gshaydon.co.uk/blog/english-workbench

 

[bugbear]

What's your estimate of the age of the bench BB based on seeing it in the flesh? It's certainly filthy enough to be very old!

I'd guess around 1920's, judging from the timber used, and the overall style of construction. It all looked to be made using standard PAR lumber, including some T&G. The stock was mainly 3/4" too.

BugBear

 

[bugbear]

http://www.gshaydon.co.uk/blog/english-workbench

Hah - that must be a cousin of the one I saw!!

BugBear

 

[lurker]

What's with all these foreign words BB ?
Vise
Lumber

I thought you were a east Anglican

 

[bugbear]

What's with all these foreign words BB ?
Vise
Lumber

I thought you were a east Anglican

Nah - I'm an Atheist!

BugBear