[Woodcarver] A question on workholding.

[Ramsey]

David,

One trick I use is to hot glue a small block onto the back of the 
side I'm  working on.  It can be six or eight sided so the piece can 
be rotated in a flat workbench vise or it can clamped in a rotating 
carving vise.  Use high quality woodworkers hot glue, not the kind 
you find in craft stores. If possible, leave the area that the block 
is glued to  a little thick so that it's easy to cut the block off. 
If the area is already carved close to the finished surface, you can 
use a stripping gun and scraper to remove the glue.
-- 
Ron Ramsey
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