A woodworking vise, also spelled vice, is a clamping tool built into or attached to a workbench and shaped to the particular needs of woodworkers, holding a workpiece steady either directly in its jaws or pressed against bench dogs and holdfasts set into the benchtop. Woodworking vises are generally sorted into front vises and end vises by where they sit on the bench, and range from the simple leg vise up through more elaborate shoulder vises and patternmaker's vises, each trading off cost, versatility and ease of installation differently, with a bench's dog holes commonly spaced three to four inches apart to fit whichever accessories the vise style calls for.
Facts
Introduced When (Circa)18th century (wagon or tail vise form, probably Germany) 1 OriginThe twin-screw vise design was popular during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, particularly with chair makers, while the wagon or tail vise form traces to northern Europe, probably Germany, in the 18th century. 1 Connections
Used In
Woodworking Vise is used in Woodworking.
Sources
1. Woodworking vise (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWagon or enclosed section, tail vise origin
Tage Frid and Frank Klausz popularized this type of tail vise in North America, although its origin dates back to northern Europe (most probably Germany) in the 18th century.
Twin-screw section, historical popularity
The design was popular during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, particularly with chair makers.
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