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Not to be contrary to the rest of the thread but this was a useful answer.

Fair enough, I have used both methods when cleaning up the ends of table tops, drawer fronts etc. but I find Steven's clamping suggestion tedious (the clamping and lining up, not his suggestion!) and...

Hi Warren,

I have shot end grain as you describe in a vise when the pieces are too big or awkward for a shooting board. Given the experiences I have had, I am curious how you avoid spelching while...

My bench is about 7' long, if I were to do it again, I think I would use the twin screw as an end vise. But it works well as a front vise.

As to length of jaws beyond the screws, I think 5-6" is a...

Thanks Brian! It may not be as refined as your space but I do enjoy working out of my shrine to handtools :)

Is this close enough to wall mounted? Three of the top drawers hold my minimal set of chisels

I don't need many chisels, however I do have chisel envy looking at Brian and Derek's stashes :)
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This, top and bottom is your best bet with that design and the constraint of using wood.With one caveat, the top and bottom boards should include haunch tenons into the leg to provide added torsional...

That doesn't sound right to me. When I use the fence on my LV skew block, it locks snugly without any play (using a little wrench) and the fence locks tight and square.

Is it possible that there...

This is a shot from when I tried to make a chamfer plane. What I ended up with was a tear-out plane, but it's the thought that counts, right? :)
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Pictures please :)

I use a stop similar to the LV batten mentioned above, except a little more rustic as befitting my bench and skill set :)
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It's like raking gravel, you don't rake the low spots.

Hey Mike,

Great looking mallet. I have used laminated mallets for years. Not the same one, they come apart, stressed by the act of malleting, it's no biggy, a few pieces of scrap and a couple of...

Just squeeked in before you, but have a lot of contributions to make to come close to 1% of your input.

Thanks for all the welcomes!

I am breaking my lurker status and finally posting. I don't usually have much to add to all the talent here, but I can answer your questions.

I like my twin screw vise. In fact the only advice I...