Before the advent of the modern vise, holdfasts used to come in all sorts of sizes. Workbenches were covered with holes top and side for clamping work everywhere. The holdfast was sufficiently important to rate almost half a page in Moxon’s Mechanicks ...more info

The Universal Wedgegrip cabinet clamps are some of the most useful, under-appreciated clamps we have come across in ages. After an initial head scratch or two, we figured the best approach was to put them to use, and that’s when everything clicked. ...more info

We constantly get requests for a smaller vise that works well. That might not seem like too tall an order, but by well we mean that the rods are heavy enough so that it's not going to bend when you tighten it. We mean that the machining is precise and the ...more info

We have been using a made in USA Milwaukee vise in our showroom for years. It’s built like a tank, and the simple quick release mechanism has held up like a champ even with the abuse it gets in a constant demo situation. The castings are well machined, ...more info

When Chris Schwarz was working on reprinting parts of Joseph Moxon's 1678 landmark book on woodworking one question that arose about an engraving of a workbench was the utility of the strange, seemingly floating vise jaws at the front of the bench. Other ...more info

When I bought my first bar clamps, about thirty years ago, I got aluminum bar clamps, made in USA by the Dubuque Clamp Works. Since they were made of aluminum, the clamps were lightweight and could be lifted, held over, and aligned on a glue-up by a single ...more info

A huge percentage of the time when we have to clamp something small together, a light cam clamp such as these is just perfect. Since the clamps are pretty lightweight, they don’t crush the work and you don’t have to worry about supporting the ...more info

This is an exceptionally well made woodcarver's screw designed to hold projects to the bench top so that the carver has free access to the work from all sides. Made in Germany by Two ...more info

These carver's screws are of a new design that have a much more relaxed taper to the screw end so that you don't have a problem with the wood splitting apart when you screw in the screw. Unlike more traditional designs the giant wingnut used to clamp the ...more info

When you are carving, especially carving in the round, it's important to be cause to work on all sides of your carving. You can work on a tiny bench that you can move around, or you can have a completely flexible holder that puts the work exactly where you ...more info