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....
View ArticleCrisscross 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...
View ArticleCampaign 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...
View ArticleBroken 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...
View ArticleNarayan'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...
View ArticleAnother 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleTime 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...
View ArticleAn 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...
View ArticleBenchcrafted 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...
View ArticleHandworks, 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleHandworks - 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...
View ArticleUnsolicited - 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...
View ArticleNew Blog - Don Williams' Barn on White Run
Our friend and fellow toolie Don Williams has started blogging. Check it out here.
View ArticleVintage 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...
View ArticleCarver'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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