Unconventional hybrid tail vise

Toni...

Great site. I'm in the process of designing my next bench so I appreciated all those inputs. As mentioned, I'm a fan of Chris' book on workbenches. Something on this site particularly struck home...

"I also wanted something which reflected me. I'm not satisfied to just do what other people do, I had my own needs and built my bench to suit them."

Well, what can you say? Can I clamp all the stuff that I do?...when I need to do something do I turn to my bench to be able to do that or go to the outside bench (rough pine) to do it?...is my bench my first go-to tool?

This guy has gripes and gloats. Well worth reading...between the lines. I'm still struggling with the above questions. A bench is a personal thing...there is no single right answer.

Cheers.
 
That tail/end vise is a clever and neat idea. My only question about it is, will it rack when being used as a tail vise. I've never used a tail vise, so I don't know how hard you clamp down on something in a tail vise. Still a great idea and piece of work.
 
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