Originally Posted by
Tom Bussey
I built myself a new bench, I like to work on all sides of my bench. You can look it up if you do a search. I am left handed also but live in a right handed world. Anyway I built one side right handed and the other side left handed and now have the best of both worlds.
Honestly, I think that's a great idea, no matter what one's "handedness" inclination is...there are any number of operations where a vice and its clamping action could be useful on an alternative side. And sometimes it makes for better options in a space constrained shop. I only have a vice on one side, but there have been times when I wished for it to be on the other side just to be more accommodating to the job at hand.
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