[Woodcarver] Re: vice for holding big carvings

[Sylda]

The Ramsey's are very talented folks.  I really enjoyed both sites.  I, too,
make jewelry -- but a very different type.  I bead with nuggets (many
different sizes) of semi-precious gems, and sterling silver.  I occasionally
use glass beads as spacers or accents, but mostly use the silver.  Yours is
much more talent required and mine is not even comparable. Thanks for
sharing.
Sylda

On 11/1/04 12:55 PM, "Ramsey" <ron at carvedbyramsey.com> wrote:

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> Lynn,
> 
> Your carving vise design is great.  I use a similar vise but I like
> yours better.
> 
> I have mine clamped on a hydraulic lift table that I can raise and
> lower as needed.  I can use it sitting down or standing, fine tune
> the height as I'm working on different parts of a carving and roll it
> around the shop.  I use it to move doors and other carvings around by
> myself.  The table is available from Harbor Freight for a reasonable
> price and is one of the most used tools in my shop.
> 
> For relief carvings I use a portable a "workmate" style vise that I
> have removed from the legs and attached to a tilted support that I
> clamp to the hydraulic table .  For small in the round carvings I
> clamp a smaller carving vise in the workmate vise.