Wow!

I can't imagine a work bench without a vice!
Jim

Two more I just finished. No before pics.



I like restoring these pipe vises even more than the bench. . .

Found one the other day, made me think of you. Jordan No4 special. Seems it HAD a swivel base that's missing. I painted it with used trans fluid as it is just a little bit stuck.

Great job. I like the colors.

Last one for awhile. Need to spending some time on trap preps hanging a few axes.

Just had to pull this back up....augh.....of all the old vices that I have tripped over in rural Saskatchewan farmsteads.

I have a few but this is my favorite

Wow awesome vices and work guys!

This was my granddad's vice. He was a farrier by trade. I can't find any markings on it other than the number 11.

oneoldboot, You brought that back to life. You made that hunk of rust look beautiful. Good work.

Or an anvil

I have an old Wilburt that my neighbor who was a gunsmith gave me when I was about 15. It is pretty cool - the jaws can be horizontal or verticle.

Oneoldboot, you sure do beautiful resto work. Question: do you try to paint the original color, or just pick a color? I noticed you turned that Rigid pipe vise orange.
Vises are one of those things I’d certainly rather buy at an old barn sale than a retail store.

Would you be willing to sell it back to me?

My vicesare female.

So you restore and sell them one old boot ?..

Last week, I replace jaws on Carpenters Vice. Plumb & level to bench top.
12" Oak jaws





I put spacers behind fixed jaw for a solid bite...




For giggles and detail that no one will notice...I book cased the end grain...even a Vice needs some pride...lol

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X2

I’ve got 4 1/2” craftsman, a 4 1/2 Wilton, and a 5” wilton or fuller.... can’t remember which.