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    MAKE A CLASSIC WORK BENCH: THE TAIL VICE

    Aug 08, 2022 5 minutes
    By John Shaw
    Photographs: Daniel Allen, John Shaw

    Right, so now that you’re back from your warm, sunny Pacific Island holiday — taken to recover from making the benchtop and frame (The Shed May/June, Issue 103) — it’s time to get working on the vice. What we have on our hands is a beautiful little project of reasonable complexity that demands accuracy, uses both hand and machine skills, and is incredibly satisfying in both the making and the using.

    Accurate

    The concept behind the vice is a parallel box made up of four components that is driven along a series of guides and matching tongues and grooves by a single screw. In order for the vice to function effectively, all stages of the construction must accurately keep the unit square and parallel. Familiarise yourself with the drawings in order to get a good understanding of how the parts will fit together.

    To begin the process we need to prepare

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