Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
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NOTE: This video contains a highly detailed through-dovetail tutorial! Learn how to quickly & easily make perfect flawless dovetails.
Here is the Vise Build playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIiM-fMXa1uze6gG3aXhB0PxdgqbYmZNC
This vise is a Beast, the jaws are 12” and I can grab most anything with it.
This is the most fun project I have built in probably over 20 years. And to top that off, I also get to use it every day in my shop!
I decided that I wanted a bench vise for my shop, when my old one was finally seeming too small for everything. I went looking for one, and the more I looked the more I was intrigued by how they worked. I studied the parts involved and realized that they are not really all that difficult to build. There are really only 6 or 7 parts to the standard bench vise, and I could just build them one at a time.
I decided to use all exotic lumber for the build because this was something that I wanted to keep forever, and really cherish. Also, exotics were also very hard and durable. The perfect wood for a vise. Although, it could just as easily be build out of a domestic hardwood such as oak or cherry and still be very durable.
I spent a while perfecting the design for absolute maximum strength and ease of building. If you decide you need to build one too, you can pick up a set of plans from my website. They are extremely detailed 3D plans, and you can easily build this vise from them.
If you went out and purchased all of the most expensive exotics for your build, it would cost about $250.00 - $300.00. That’s a whole lot less than the price of a bench vise with 12” jaws. Even if it is a cheap vise. So, not only can you save money, you can have the pride of doing it yourself. If you used something like oak, you can do this build for maybe $25 - $35, and a lot of the pieces, you probably have sitting in your scrap pile, since many of them are small.
I hope you give it a try. It was without a doubt, one of the most enjoyable builds that I have done. And in the end, I got a tool that I use every single day now.
Link to the KFW Community Woodworking group. Share pictures of your work & get help if needed. Join our Community Page. Woodworkers helping other woodworkers. Share advice, get project ideas. Free tips. Insider information. Get the best deals on lumber & tools: facebook.com/groups/KingsFineWoodworkingCommunity
Help support us through Patreon: patreon.com/KingsFineWoodworking
Purchase plans on our website: kingsfinewoodworking.com/collections/project-plans-for-sale
Please like and share our videos. Thank You!
We love teaching the world to do woodworking.
GET PLANS HERE: kingsfinewoodworking.com/collections/project-plans-for-sale/products/extreme-bench-vise-plans
NOTE: This video contains a highly detailed through-dovetail tutorial! Learn how to quickly & easily make perfect flawless dovetails.
Here is the Vise Build playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIiM-fMXa1uze6gG3aXhB0PxdgqbYmZNC
This vise is a Beast, the jaws are 12” and I can grab most anything with it.
This is the most fun project I have built in probably over 20 years. And to top that off, I also get to use it every day in my shop!
I decided that I wanted a bench vise for my shop, when my old one was finally seeming too small for everything. I went looking for one, and the more I looked the more I was intrigued by how they worked. I studied the parts involved and realized that they are not really all that difficult to build. There are really only 6 or 7 parts to the standard bench vise, and I could just build them one at a time.
I decided to use all exotic lumber for the build because this was something that I wanted to keep forever, and really cherish. Also, exotics were also very hard and durable. The perfect wood for a vise. Although, it could just as easily be build out of a domestic hardwood such as oak or cherry and still be very durable.
I spent a while perfecting the design for absolute maximum strength and ease of building. If you decide you need to build one too, you can pick up a set of plans from my website. They are extremely detailed 3D plans, and you can easily build this vise from them.
If you went out and purchased all of the most expensive exotics for your build, it would cost about $250.00 - $300.00. That’s a whole lot less than the price of a bench vise with 12” jaws. Even if it is a cheap vise. So, not only can you save money, you can have the pride of doing it yourself. If you used something like oak, you can do this build for maybe $25 - $35, and a lot of the pieces, you probably have sitting in your scrap pile, since many of them are small.
I hope you give it a try. It was without a doubt, one of the most enjoyable builds that I have done. And in the end, I got a tool that I use every single day now.
Link to the KFW Community Woodworking group. Share pictures of your work & get help if needed. Join our Community Page. Woodworkers helping other woodworkers. Share advice, get project ideas. Free tips. Insider information. Get the best deals on lumber & tools: facebook.com/groups/KingsFineWoodworkingCommunity
Help support us through Patreon: patreon.com/KingsFineWoodworking
Purchase plans on our website: kingsfinewoodworking.com/collections/project-plans-for-sale
Please like and share our videos. Thank You!
We love teaching the world to do woodworking.
