The V8 Wedge Powered Workbench

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1 Some Features and Operational Videos

(I am posting this blog because there may be some innovations here that some of you may find useful. I have won my share of challenges so please do...

2 Building the Wagon Vices

OK, lets get started. I will go through the build process in the same order that I built the bench and as a non-working concept of wedge power woul...

3 Building the Plywood Bench Top

NOTE: Most of this page can be avoided if you want to just drill your dog holes in the layered plywood. The inserts are the “Cadillac version”. Par...

4 Fitting the Sides and Ends

I know that I have said that there is no “fancy joinery” in this bench and there certainly doesn’t have to be. There is however, in my own bench, a...

5 Assembling the Interlaid Legs

Ok, lets get into the leg assemblies. This is one of the really interesting parts of my bench. The leg assemblies end up as perfectly fitted finger...

6 Mounting the Wagons and Cosmetic Top

As a boat builder I worked with epoxy A LOT… so for me it was a no brainer that the vices would be loose fitted and fixed in place with epoxy. This...

7 Installing the Leg Vice and Finishing Up

The leg vice is so simple as to be self explanatory and its installation likewise, to the point that you can install it and uninstall it in less th...

8 Leg Vice Upgrade

I’ve been doing a bit of repetitive hand cutting (dovetails) in my leg vice (or vise if you prefer) lately and while I am very happy with it in gen...