Mark Kosmowski
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Is there any reason not to use softwood jaws for a bench vise?
Is there any reason not to use softwood jaws for a bench vise?
I pad my vice Jaws with copper. It works like steel, lasts like steel, costs like GOLD.... and is as soft as wood. Works good for me.
It seems like all of my self made shop improvement bits are offcuts from Ned's shop construction lately....
Seen the price of copper lately
I use whatever hard wood I have around that is the right size etc.
Cheers!
And I was just pulling your leg Travis.
Copper or Aluminum do make good jaw faces, and are fairly forgiving for sure, I like them on my metalworking vices, but for a woodworking vice, I'd rather have.............wood
Copper has somehow got this reputation for being overly expensive, but the cost is dropping.
........... If I came off as being disgruntled on my end, I certainly did not mean to be..........