I do get asked to carry out small repairs on site, using chisels,saws and planes. When shaping trim pieces in the normal way it is easy to cut too much or chisel your body!
An easier way is to clamp the tool to the edge of a stool and apply the work to the edge instead. Fine cuts are easier this way, it is something to do with the control of smaller mass. And of course the tools are not being picked up and put down.
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Just be real careful where you mount them. You wouldn't want to fall or ding your elbow on a sharp chisel.
Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
Many years ago, when I was an apprentice, my boss showed me a small vise he had bolted to a 16" X1 6" square board which had two hand holes for carrying about.
When ever I had to drill, chisel or plane short lenhgts of wood or metal, The board was screwed across two folding wooden horses and I quickly drilled or tapped metal, mitered and coped wood , and planed uneven boards.
Whenever we were slow or waiting for a delivery, I learned to sharpen our tools even sharpen drill bits using a hand cranked grind wheel filed my auger bits too. That was my first job and I stayed with the firm for 17 years. Then worked on my own for the remaining 33 years.
Steinmetz.
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