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    Moxon Vice

    Aug 03, 2022 5 minutes

    A little history. If you’re unfamiliar with a Moxon vice, it’s a benchtop vice designed for doing handwork, such as cutting dovetails. One of the first places this style of vice was shown was in Joseph Moxon’s The Art of Joinery from the 17th century — hence the name.

    Most Moxon vices clamp to the bench with clamps or holdfasts and ours features a small benchtop with dog holes for extra accessories. For tasks such as chopping the waste out of dovetails or for carving, you’ll appreciate the extra height.

    The heart of any Moxon vice is the pair of hand wheels that move the front jaw to clamp workpieces. Here, we’ve opted to go with the best — a Moxon vice kit from Benchcrafted (available from Timbecon). Yes, they’re a splurge, but they’re worth it in my opinion. They feature

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