Come all ye carvers and drooolllll...

[Leif Hanson]

Truly outstanding, Louis!

Hope it's OK with Rob Lee - but here's a photo of a similar vise they have from their 2001/02 Main Woodworking Catalog Cover:



Thanks for posting, Louis!

Leif

[Louis Bois]

Leif, that's the exact vise depicted in their 2005 calendar!!! It's the inspiration I needed to start digging deeper to find information on these vises.

The "Rocking Horse Shop" in the UK sells plans, kits and finished vises of a simplified version of a carver's chops. I used these plans as a basis for the first vise I built. It's worth a look for those that are interested.

[Pam Niedermayer]

...There are so many ways to hold a piece of wood 3 feet off the floor...boggles the mind!!!

And then you add the possibilities on the floor...

Pam

[Louis Bois]

For those who are interested in a FREE set of plans to build the vise depicted in these pages, follow this link:


http://www.woodworking-magazine.com/blog/

[Roger Nixon]

Louis, thank you for preparing and sharing all this.

[Louis Bois]

My pleasure Roger. It's great to be able to contribute something worthwhile to the forum.

Cheers,

Louis