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   storme | Apr 02, 2006 10:58pm | #1

   meh. the posting tool stripped out all the spaces so the drawing didn't take.

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   SgianDubh | Apr 02, 2006 11:02pm | #2

   I like to put my vices up front for everyone to see storme.

   On the other hand if I want to grip wood I prefer to put my vise at the front, or at the end, or both----- for everyone to see, ha ha. Slainte.

   Richard Jones Furniture

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   joinerswork | Apr 03, 2006 04:04pm | #3

   Richard,

   Oh, the spelling policeman, now are we? 

   If I had to get a real job, I'd want to be the vice president, (in charge of vice).

   I just wish that my bench held my only vice...vise...whatever.

   Cheers,

   Ray Pine

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   SgianDubh | Apr 03, 2006 08:15pm | #4

   Nah. Just enjoying playing with words Ray. I haven't got time to be the word police anywhere. It'd be a full time job, ha, ha.

   But to answer the original question of placing both a front vise and a tail vise on the left hand end. This would be unusual. Right handers tend to place the front vise towards the left hand end of the bench with the tail vise at the right end. Left handers tend to prefer the opposite ends for each.

   I suppose both vises could be placed at one end but this would mean that items gripped in bench dogs (assuming they're incorporated in the design) actuated by the tail vise would tend to be located for the most part near the front vise. This is because most parts held by dogs tend to be reasonably short although some of course are as long as the bench. The disadvantage of this could be that the front vise rather gets in the way if you rely on the edge of the piece of wood being worked to act as a guide. For example you might be routing a groove or an edge moulding using a router and side fence or using a hand held moulding plane of some sort. Slainte.

   Richard Jones Furniture

   Edited 4/3/2006 1:28 pm by SgianDubh

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   storme | Apr 04, 2006 11:24am | #5

   thanks, that's exactly what I was trying to figure out: what's the trade-off, what's not going to work well if you do it differently. Any other situation where it might be a problem?The other thing I'm wondering about is whether they'll even fit. I haven't figured out the geometry under the table yet, seems like there's room for both, but I need to check out the details.Re: vices, personally, I tend to conceal my vices but I'm getting over it.

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   BMilton | Apr 04, 2006 11:06pm | #6

      When I built my bench decades ago, I put in three vises - two on the front and one tail. I find I usually use the front vise on the SAME end as the tail (right side, and I'm right handed). I find that end much easier to use when hand sawing long boards. So, while it is unconventional, I'd say go for it.

        Bob

    

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   WillGeorge | Apr 06, 2006 07:12pm | #7

   vices on the front left and right end.
   What if ya a Lefty! then what!

   I'd clamp them down and see what works for you before doing ANYTHING!