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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: rps3 on September 27, 2015, 10:39:08 pm

Title: Making bows has me collecting vises. I cant stop!
Post by: rps3 on September 27, 2015, 10:39:08 pm

I started shaving wood on this little red vise until getting my first post vise, then it just went from there. I check craigslist all the time and cant pass up a good deal on these old vises, they are just so cool. I just picked up the big one on Saturday...157#. I think my wife might be starting to wonder when it will stop. There are 5 vises in the one picture.
(http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q556/longbow60/Mobile%20Uploads/0927150956b_zpsjfzycshu.jpg) (http://s1163.photobucket.com/user/longbow60/media/Mobile%20Uploads/0927150956b_zpsjfzycshu.jpg.html)
(http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q556/longbow60/Mobile%20Uploads/0927150956a_zpsp7es0cme.jpg) (http://s1163.photobucket.com/user/longbow60/media/Mobile%20Uploads/0927150956a_zpsp7es0cme.jpg.html)
(http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q556/longbow60/0927151001_zpsdmborykx.jpg) (http://s1163.photobucket.com/user/longbow60/media/0927151001_zpsdmborykx.jpg.html)
(http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q556/longbow60/0927151003_zpskgstkzr3.jpg) (http://s1163.photobucket.com/user/longbow60/media/0927151003_zpskgstkzr3.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Making bows has me collecting vises. I cant stop!
Post by: osage outlaw on September 27, 2015, 11:54:10 pm

Nice collection.  This hobby will cause you to collect a few tools.  I've picked up a few vises from Craigslist but nothing as big as you are getting.  I've been collecting draw knives, hatchets, and axes also.

Title: Re: Making bows has me collecting vises. I cant stop!
Post by: rps3 on September 28, 2015, 12:45:08 am

Yep, can't have too many of those either . Add rasps to that list also.

Title: Re: Making bows has me collecting vises. I cant stop!
Post by: Eric Krewson on September 28, 2015, 08:47:07 am

The main thing is "American Made", something special in everyone of them because of that fact.

I was at a flea market a couple of years ago when a guy drove by slowly with a huge old Wilton vise on the back of his pick-up. He said he want $35 for it, it probably weighed 100 pounds. I had to bite my lip to keep from saying "sold". I have two vises on my workbench now, no room for another vise, especially one that big.

I looked up that size Wilton vise when I got home, they sold for $450 new.

Title: Re: Making bows has me collecting vises. I cant stop!
Post by: rps3 on September 28, 2015, 09:16:48 am

I would have been running after that truck Eric. One of those closed lead screw wiltons is on my list.