Veritas face vice
Test fit of vice. I ordered a Veritas face vice, but did not have any suitable timber to make the jaws (I was recommended maple …
Parkinson’s Patent Perfect Vise
Welcome to the first part of this potted history of the quick-release woodworking vice, a history that will culminate with the venerable and arguably never-bettered …
The W C Toles Vice
As we learned earlier, the original Parkinson quick release vice used cast iron sliders. It turns out that Steel Nut & J. Hampton ltd (aka …
Quick-release vices from the USA – Richards Wilcox
As part of this survey of the history of the quick-release woodworker’s vice, Richards Wilcox of Illinois deserves an honourable mention for their clever design. …
Entwisle & Kenyon’s Instantaneous Grip Parallel Vice
The next two articles are about a couple of important quick-release vices that predate Parkinson’s design: Entwisle & Kenyon’s (Accrington) Instantaneous Grip Parallel Vice the Standard …
Syer’s Standard Instantaneous Grip Vice
You may recall from an earlier post that Francis Young, writing in the early 1880s, recommended a couple of the first ever quick-release vices. We …
the Record 52 1/2 vice
Record quick-release vices have long been a favourite amongst woodworkers around the world and for a while during the early 20th century Record were making …
the ‘Twentieth Century’ vice
Following the last few posts on the history of the quick release vice that covered the major developments in the UK over the past 100 …
the Record 52 1/2 vice – a timeline
Here is a short summary of the history of the Record 52 1/2 vice. You can read more about this vice here and more detailed …
Record 74 Auto Vice Cleanup
The Record 74 Auto Vice still show up for sale fairly regularly in the UK. This one was a bit grotty cosmetically but in good …