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Tony Shea
08-01-2010, 12:09 PM
I am in the process of trying to come up with a saw vise design. I just can't seem to come across a decent used old Disston or something similar and decided a shop-made wooden vise would work for my needs. A thread started earlier gave me the idea to ask about pictures of your saw vise in order to grab a few ideas with what works and what doesn't. I would love to see what others have created for vises to sharpen their saws with and wouldn't mind seeing some old Disston's or similar factory vises.
Jim Koepke
08-01-2010, 1:48 PM
I am a little confused on what you are looking for.
By using the search function and a few minutes of investigation, these were found among the many others that have been posted in the past.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=8198
http://www.cornishworkshop.co.uk/wwsawvice.html
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=71888
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=9182
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=66522
That should get you started if you are thinking of making your own saw vice.
My first one was just a couple pieces of wood that would hold the saw plate in one of my bench vises.
My second one came from ebay and works, but is a piece of junk compared to the one found laying on the floor of an antique shop that set me back less than $20.
jim
Andrew Gibson
08-01-2010, 3:46 PM
Here is a link to the thread I started when I built mine.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=136413
Robert Rozaieski
08-02-2010, 7:57 AM
Here's one I made.
http://logancabinetshoppe.weebly.com/1/post/2009/03/a-new-saw-vise.html
Here's one with a slight improvement over mine.
http://www.woodnbits.com/blog/2010/07/a-new-vise-because-of-my-vice/
The rear support brackets on Larry's vise provide a little more support to keep the uprights from flexing. I think it's a good addition, as I do get a little flex in mine when filing larger saw teeth. Another worthwhile addition would be to line the jaws with a thinn leather to lessen any vibration.
Steve Branam
08-02-2010, 8:40 AM
Tom Lie-Nielsen shows a dead-simple saw vise that mounts in the bench vise about 3 and half minutes into this video on sharpening a ripsaw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orPgaoF31ZQ
He continues using it for crosscut sharpening in part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flJMdpkcn5s
Small, portable, and easily made.
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