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Part 2 of How to Make the Extreme Bench Vise Home made DIY with All Exotic Wood, including, PurpleHeart, African Padauk, Lignum Vitae, Marblewood, and East Indian Rosewood.

The Parts I used in this build:
2” diameter x 4-1/2 thread per inch nut: https://amzn.to/2s6AP4T
2” diameter x 4-1/2 tpi threaded rod: https://amzn.to/2rFriBe

The Wood I Used:
Lignum Vitae piece for Clamping Jaws, 3”x3”x12”: https://amzn.to/2rpqXlu
East Indian Rosewood for both Dynamic & Static Jaws, 6”x6”x2”: https://amzn.to/2srXVAv
East Indian Rosewood for Caps at end of Handle 2”x2”x12”: https://amzn.to/2rFv4uw
Marblewood for Screwhead 4”x4”x8”: https://amzn.to/2s6rbzj
Marblewood for Handle: https://amzn.to/2ss4liS

Finish & Wax:
Deft Semi-gloss Lacquer (best there is): https://amzn.to/2rFSLCL
Minwax Paste Wax: https://amzn.to/2rFTuEj

The Tools & Bits I used:
3” Forstner bit for Nut: https://amzn.to/2rTmYPE
2-1/8” Forstner bit for Screw: https://amzn.to/2ssgOTM
Flush trim router bit: https://amzn.to/2rFCLAD
Pattern cutting router bit: https://amzn.to/2ssimgz
Best sandpaper I’ve used Diablo: https://amzn.to/2qNgXjm
Kobalt Wood Chisel: https://amzn.to/2rT5OC3
Wood Rasp & File: https://amzn.to/2qMR9Eh

This vise is a Beast, the jaws are 12” and I can grab most anything with it.
This is the most fun project I have built in probably over 20 years. And to top that off, I also get to use it every day in my shop!
I decided that I wanted a bench vise for my shop, when my old one was finally seeming too small for everything. I went looking for one, and the more I looked the more I was intrigued by how they worked. I studied the parts involved and realized that they are not really all that difficult to build. There are really only 6 or 7 parts to the standard bench vise, and I could just build them one at a time.
I decided to use all exotic lumber for the build because this was something that I wanted to keep forever, and really cherish. Also, exotics were also very hard and durable. The perfect wood for a vise. Although, it could just as easily be build out of a domestic hardwood such as oak or cherry and still be very durable.
I needed to get only a small board of African Padauk, and one of Purpleheart. The rest of the exotic pieces I picked up either from Rockler or Woodcraft in their turning blank section. And since I always like to have a bunch of turning blank pieces around, I had all that I needed already in my shop.
I spent a while perfecting the design for absolute maximum strength and ease of building. If you decide you need to build one too, you can pick up a set of plans from my website. They are extremely detailed 3D plans, and you can easily build this vise from them.
If you went out and purchased all of the most expensive exotics for your build, it would cost about $250.00 – $300.00. That’s a whole lot less than the price of a bench vise with 12” jaws. Even if it is a cheap vise. So, not only can you save money, you can have the pride of doing it yourself. If you used something like oak, you can do this build for maybe $25 – $35, and a lot of the pieces, you probably have sitting in your scrap pile, since many of them are small.
I hope you give it a try. It was without a doubt, one of the most enjoyable builds that I have done. And in the end, I got a tool that I use every single day now.

Review: 5/5
Thrilled with These Over My Normal C Clamps.

I am an avid do-it-yourself-er and do a lot of projects around the house. Comparing to my all-metal C-clamps, I am extremely thrilled with these so far and excited to use them on my next project. I think they are a lot easier to use than C-clamps and it seems to hold extremely tightly (with 2 just like my C-clamps require). I plan on using these instead of my C-clamps going forward unless they let me down, and only time will tell.

I find them so much easier to quickly clamp, tighten, and release. With my normal C-clamps that you tighten and release by the screw mechanism, it takes too long to size for the job, tigten, or move. With these, you can resize at the press of a button and it easily slides open. To size for the job, just press the button and slide into place, then a few quick squeezes on the ratcheting handle it tightens snugly. I find if I am working with something that needs moving and re-clamping on the table or to work on multiple items, these seem so much easier to release and re-clamp. Plus, these seem to tighten snugly better than my C-clamps without leaving a mark compared to my C-clamps that I tighten so much as to leave a round depression in the wood. The rubber contacts seem to compensate by better friction than my C-clamps, but you can also just add a piece of junk wood in-between for your C-clamps too instead of applying directly to the piece you are clamping. Because I always have to have a piece of junk wood to help clamp with my C-clamps, I think these will not need it and are more convenient.

The large clamps seem much heavier duty and are the easiest to use. With the weight of the metal bar, when you release to apply it to clamp something it sizes by gravity to the right size, then you just ratchet easily a few quick squeezes. The little clamps don’t quite release to slide as easily at first because they stick a little bit more, but is still rather easy and release. At first all of them stick a bit out of the package until you slide them a few times. The construction is a mix of metal & plastic. The piece slides along a metal bar that seems to be of good quality. I can’t see the insides of the ratcheting mechanism, so I cannot say how it makes contact to assess its quality. The ratchet handle and casing is plastic, but doesn’t seem to be a problem and probably helps keep it light enough to make it easy to work with and well balanced. One comment I have is that the rubber contacts can sometimes fall off when not in use which slide over the meta contact points. They stay on well enough, but the little clamps especially I have knocked them off while moving them around. The rubber contacts make for great friction to help hold it in place, but I suspect they might eventually crack in the long run. But for ease of use, I think I really like this and the rubber contact might be the best fit for the job.

I haven’t used these for long, but in some tests I did for clamping wood to a wooden table like I do for do-it-yourself projects, it clamped very tightly and snugly. Just like my C-clamps, one clamp will not do, especially the little camps. Just like the C clamp, you can rotate the object and pivot around it. Two clamps, even if small clamps, could hold a piece of wood very snugly in place. If I really worked at it, I could tug it out slowly and eventually if I repeatedly pulled on the clamped item very hard. But applying the big clamp seemed to put a stop to that if I was really going to be tugging at it. So I’m not quite sure what the other reviews meant by light duty applications or any problems with tightening. I found this to clamp very tightly with a few quick ratchets and 2 clamps or more seemed to hold extremely well, at least while new out of the box.

UPDATE: After several months having used them on various household projects, I am still thrilled with these. I slightly damaged one of the rubber grips by trying to use a little clap to hold a circular object while I drilled it. I like that these are rubber and don’t damage the object I am holding because they can apply friction without over squeezing and my normal C claps metal screw would have to slightly crush it to hold it. These were so much easier and faster to use than my metal C clamps. I just drilled some wood and needed to hold them in place. The large claps were so fast to release and apply with a new piece of wood. When I buy clamps again, I would look more for something like this and will not go back to my old clamps if I don’t have to.

Product Title: KR Tools 19196 Pro Series 6-Piece Ratcheting Bar Clamp and Spreader Set
Model: 19196