Another "WHAT IS THIS?????"

[Barry Stratton]

My aunt cleaned out her shed and told me to take anything I wanted.

"This" screamed out take me so I did, not having a clue as to what it was/is. Any ideas???????

Thanks.

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[Pat Zabrocki]

That looks like a leg vise to me. You can go to www.woodworking-magazine.com (http://www.woodworking-magazine.com) and do a quick search. You'll see several examples, the best one is probably Christopher Schwarz's roubo bench.

cheers
Pat

[John Schreiber]

Yes, a leg vise for sure. Installed in a bench like this.
http://tomecat.com/jeffy/ww/bench/legvise.jpg
no relation, just found a good photo.

I'm sure there's some value in it. Old wooden threaded vises have a lot of appeal.

[Barry Stratton]

Thanks Pat and John, I appreciate the quick responses!

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Looks more like an OLD Bench Dog to me. The holes could be used for adjusting the height and the screw holds the wood down.

Just my .02.

Bruce