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You know, that’s one of the next projects I plan to tackle. I’m torn between the Christopher Schwarz-style staked bench and the Minimalist Woodworker-style split version for ripping. I had originally wanted to build Paul’s sawhorses, but these lower benches would probably work a little better for me right now.
Thanks for the feedback, everybody! I did end up going with that Sjobergs vise to start with—it clamps to our dining table with a single C-clamp and is secure for pretty much anything I throw at it, even light edge planing.
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It’s far from ideal, but it lets me work on what I need to work on. I’ll eventually upgrade to my own bench, but this is a surprisingly workable solution if you’re willing to get creative!
At the other end of the table I’ve got my sharpening station, which is pretty much identical to one that Christopher Schwarz recently posted about: a plastic home-store boot tray lined with masonite that can house my diamond plates, water stone, strop, and cloths. That gets stashed once it’s time for dinner.
We’ve ended up keeping the vise itself attached to the table. After school, my three-year-old and I have fun boring holes through scraps with my 10″ ratchet brace!
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You must be logged in to view attached files.Thanks for the feedback, everybody. I did pick up the Sjobergs vise—it’s on its way now. I’m going to build a couple of Paul’s sawhorses and also see if Hugo’s body-vise techniques might work. I think I may aim to build a joinery bench sometime in the next year—a full-sized English-style workbench is probably too large for my space, but this is definitely something I can shoot for.
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