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Original-Style Moxons for $129

SOLD OUTWe still have a few hardware-only Moxon vises (with our original handwheel design) in stock. If you'd like to save a few bucks, we're offering these at a discount off our normal price of $149....

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Crisscross Update

We were having some issues with some of the Crisscross arms and brackets picking up some slight surface rust on their way from the foundry. Nobody wants to receive rusty goods, so from here on out...

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Campaign Bench in Mahogany

Is there such a thing as a campaign bench?That's the question I found myself asking when an email dropped into our inbox a few months ago. There was no text, no greeting, nothing. Just pictures of a...

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Broken Fingers

Customer Matt O'Neill has recently retrofitted his gorgeous Split Top Roubo with a Crisscross. Take a look at Matt's Broken Fingers Woodworking blog to see more.Matt has not only has good taste in...

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Narayan's Vises

 No, this is not going to be a post about high-end photography equipment, Chicago-style beef, or Bollywood movies on VHS. This post is about Narayan Nayar's Moxon bench. We get a lot of emails about...

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Another Kind of Bench

Poker-face warning: this is not an April Fool's gag (weren't quite clever enough this year!)A couple of years ago I built a very large dining table for my home. It will seat ten comfortably, and...

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The Bits Of Roubo's Plate 11 Bench

As the French Oak Roubo Project trudges forward, excitement builds as the various bits and pieces for the Plate 11 bench begin to emerge.We've enlisted the expertise of the wood vise screw experts at...

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Time To Raid Your Lumber Stash

We hate to make another announcement about the Carver's Vise without flat-out saying they are available, but here goes anyway.Last week, during a glorious spring day, we roughed out billets of 16/4...

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An Etau for You

With Handworks only a couple weeks away, we wanted to bring something special to the event.So we dusted off our old French tool catalogs and set to work designing an etau.What is an etau? The word...

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Benchcrafted Carver's Vise - It's Ready

We're happy to announce that the Benchcrafted Carver's Vise is finally ready.This whole process started seven years ago (almost to the day) when Chris Schwarz blogged about Louis Bois' carver's chops...

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Handworks

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Handworks, Finis

Perusing the galley proofs of "To Make As Perfectly As Possible" with Don Williams in the Festhalle barn in the aftermath of Handworks.What an amazing weekend... 

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Some pics from throughout the Handworks weekend.

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More Handworks Pics

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The Good, the Bad and the In-between

The Good:Carver's Vises started shipping Thursday but......see below.  Measured drawings and Construction notes will be up on the site, as per this post, in the next couple weeks or so.The Bad:We're...

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Handworks - Burks' Pics

For those who don't follow the Lost Art Press blog (are you nuts?) here's a link to Jeff Burks' photos of Handworks. I heard that Jeff took close to 6000 pictures that weekend. Thanks Jeff. HandWorks...

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Unsolicited - Shaker Bench in Beech

Hi Guys,  First - thank you thank you thank you for great products and being able to ship to me in Australia. I have made your Shaker Bench with a few mods - thought you might like a photo or two. It...

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New Blog - Don Williams' Barn on White Run

Our friend and fellow toolie Don Williams has started blogging. Check it out here.

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Vintage Benchcrafted Tail Vise- For Sale

SOLDYes, we've only been around since aught six, but the chrome handwheel is definitely vintage Benchcrafted.New condition Tail Vise. Chrome handwheel. One only. $299 plus shipping. Send an email to...

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Carver's Vise Instructions Now Available

For those waiting for Carver's Vise measured drawings and construction notes, they are ready.To download the pdf, visit our downloads page. For your convenience, click here for direct download. Special...

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