Phil koontz two by don weber a prototype from tools for working wood as simple as the idea is the execution and engineering involved in making a good holdfast are complex.
Holdfast woodworking tool. Universal wedgegrip clamps and accessories. The crucible holdfast weighs 5 pounds. Because each holdfast is individually made ground by hand and textured to improve its grip there is significant variation from tool to tool. The holdfast is designed for 3 4 hole in a workbench top of a 1 3 4 thick or thicker.
And there s other small. Maximum clamping 7 1 4 in a 2 thick benchtop. Hand forged holdfasts we tested front to back. We stock a comprehensive range of vises clamps and planing stops for every woodworking application.
Wooden handscrew clamps by dubuque. Holdfast woodworking bundle 2 each pair workbench holdfasts bench clamps ductile cast iron 8 tall 4 25 reach use in 3 4 holes wbhfx2 3 5 out of 5 stars 24. Some variants include small casting voids and other artifacts of the casting process. Holdfasts by gramercy tools.
We reviewed this version of the gramercy holdfast in print in the december 2005 issue of popular woodworking magazine. This tool performs as well as blacksmith made holdfasts better than any other manufactured holdfast and the price makes it a real value. Originally hand forged in iron they became scarcer and scarcer as woodworking and tools became industrialized even though they actually are much quicker and easier to use than modern screw clamps. In fact the bent steel bar variants are probably the best thing to come to holdfasts since they were invented.
The angle of the holdfast s shaft as it sits in the benchtop as well as the angle between the pad and shaft are key. The shaft is 17 long. Types of holdfasts for woodworking because of the way i incorporate holdfasts in to my work. 1 24 of 122 results for tools home improvement.
The beak extends 6 5 8 from. Miro moose cam clamps. Milwaukee quick release bench vises made in usa. We have discovered that while the holdfasts work great they will work even better and in more benches if you just rub a little 150 or 220 sandpaper around the stems.
Moxon vise hardware kit. Holdfasts that really work. Here is what then editor christopher schwarz had to say. These are not defects.