Moxon Vise for Bench on Bench

[Izzy Charo]

Wondering if anyone has added a Moxon vise to a small bench for use on top of a standard workbench... just not sure if the Moxon works well on this type of small bench. If so, could you share dimensions, materials, etc., and what you might do differently.
Thanks!

[justin sherriff]

are you talking about some thing like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMpqhpgxzPE

[Matthew Hills]

Some folks like a bench-on-bench design that provides the elevated vise like a moxon with a raised chopping surface.
E.g.,
- http://www.closegrain.com/2011/04/building-bench-on-bench.html
- https://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/store/blog/240/title/Bench-on-Bench

Matt

[Tom Blank]

Not exactly a Moxon, but I built this one mostly so I did not have to stoop over for close work.

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[Alan Schwabacher]

I have a small bench top bench with a twinscrew vise, made using wooden screws. I more recently made a Moxon vise, which I consider to be a twinscrew not permanently attached to a bench, using 1 1/2" wooden screws. I use the Moxon more because it's easier to get out, and equally useful.

[Derek Cohen]

I do a lot of hand dovetailing in the furniture I build, both carcases and drawers, and often am asked to do demonstrations at the club or woodshows. So I built a small travel bench for handtool use, and this incorporates a "moxon-style vise" for dovetailing ...


https://i.postimg.cc/wMwjFP83/8.jpg

This is a useful travel tool, but I would not recommend this style of Moxon vise for general/permanent use. I have long argued against having a table behind the vise. The reason is that one needs to lift the work piece up slightly when transferring tails to the pin board as failing to do so will lead to the chop being scored by the marking knife.

What I have is a spacer on the Moxon vise, which lifts the work piece up. There is also a rest for the work piece, which I refer to as an I-Beam, that lifts the rear of the board so that it is coplanar ...

https://i.postimg.cc/Gt03srVt/Moxon-transfer-rest1.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/kG3mjsng/Moxon-transfer-rest4.jpg


When not needed, such as when sawing dovetails, the spacer flips out of the way ..

https://i.postimg.cc/KjXLc65r/Moxon-transfer-rest2.jpg
Regards from Perth

Derek

[Kevin Beitz]

Derek... May I ask where did you get your bench clamps?

[Tom Bender]

Derek you always show us amazing woods. Would you identify those we see here?

[Derek Cohen]

Derek... May I ask where did you get your bench clamps?

Kevin, the hold-downs are Gramercy from Tools for Working Wood.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Derek Cohen]

Derek you always show us amazing woods. Would you identify those we see here?

Tom, the bench top is European Oak, very similar to US White Oak. At the time of my bench build I scored a cheapish quantity. It makes a great top - easy to see and stable.

The base of the bench and the Moxon vise are Jarrah, which is a local West Australian (only) hardwood. Hard and dense.

inwould not consider these particularly "amazing" woods. Below is a very recent build, a coffee table, with Fiddleback Jarrah on the top and sides. This is a single, bookmatched piece ...

https://i.postimg.cc/sxLB8JVt/11a.jpg

Regards from Perth

Derek