Where can you buy a wood vice?

[countryscroller]

I have always wanted to get a wood vice for my workbench when I hold wood work in it. The standard vice for metal stuff is what I have handed down from my dad. I had thought about making some wood calls that go around the clamping area of the vice, but that might not work. Can you buy a simple vice to install under your pre- existing workbench? If so, could I have a link. Thanks.

[BilltheDiver]

I have one I would give you if you were near St Petersburg, Fl, but I don't think it would be worth the cost to ship it.  I removed the workbenches from my shop.  My tools take up all the room and I tended to just pile stuff on the benches anyway.

[julief]

Home Depot used to carry one.

[newfie]

any good hardware should carry them.busy bee tools as them but there expensive,

[countryscroller]

Ok thanks.

[Marcellarius]

order online, all kind of shapes and sizes:

http://www.mehr-als-werkzeug.de/category/Spannzangen-3729_6036.htm

[EIEIO]

Dustin - you could build your own. They are pretty simple devices. I think a big factor for a wood vise is the pop-up dog. The vise sits at the end of the bench and clamps like normal, but can also clamp long pieces by adding dogs downstream (on the bench) from the vise itself.

Amazon had a bunch listed if you'd rather buy one, or Lowes
http://www.lowes.com/pd_209446-52800-BV-WV65_0__?productId=3053479&Ntt=vise&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dvise&facetInfo=
and
http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?partNumber=247606-26115-7-WW+DI&langId=-1&storeId=10151&productId=3676718&catalogId=10051&cmRelshp=req&rel=nofollow&cId=PDIO1

[jerry1939]

http://www.menards.com/main/search.html?search=wood+clamp&sf_categoryHierarchy=&queryType=allItems&searchMode=

[Rapid Roger]

If you would just like to make some wooden jaws to fit your mechanics vice (I've done that for mine) cut two pieces of wood about 1-1/2" to 2" wide, a bit longer than the vice jaw is wide and 1/2" thick. You then can drill some shallow holes on one side with a forstner bit to match some rare earth magnets (I put 3 on each jaw because the jaw is 6" wide.) and glue the magnets into the holes with super glue. Make sure the magnets are flush to the wood and glue another strip 1/4" thick and 3/4 wide x  the same length as the first piece to the top edge of the wooden jaw face. Basicly make an upside down "L" shape for a location surface.
Now the "ledge" will keep the jaw even with the top of the vice and the magnets will hold them in place to use to protect your wood yet easily removable when you need the vice for other uses.

Easy peasy! And cheap too!

Rog

[countryscroller]

If you would just like to make some wooden jaws to fit your mechanics vice (I've done that for mine) cut two pieces of wood about 1-1/2" to 2" wide, a bit longer than the vice jaw is wide and 1/2" thick. You then can drill some shallow holes on one side with a forstner bit to match some rare earth magnets (I put 3 on each jaw because the jaw is 6" wide.) and glue the magnets into the holes with super glue. Make sure the magnets are flush to the wood and glue another strip 1/4" thick and 3/4 wide x  the same length as the first piece to the top edge of the wooden jaw face. Basicly make an upside down "L" shape for a location surface.
Now the "ledge" will keep the jaw even with the top of the vice and the magnets will hold them in place to use to protect your wood yet easily removable when you need the vice for other uses.

Easy peasy! And cheap too!

Rog

Thanks for the idea. It sounds like the cheapest and easiest way to do it.