I bought this for my friend for his birthday as we just moved into a new house and he finally has room for a workshop. The bench was very easy to set up kzread.infoUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh They center support is a little difficult to snap in and out of place at first but at least then we know the bench is secure. It was a pleasant surprise when we saw it came with clamps. I apparently missed that in the description. My friend loves the versatility of the bench. Great starter bench for his workshop and easily transportable all over our property. I wish the bench was a little taller but the other features of the bench more than make up for that.

I'm not a woodworker, but I am a mechanical engineer. I absolutely love this series because it is very easy for people to get carried away and lose sight of their goals in any project. Keep up the great work. I feel like this idea of keeping sight of the end goal with simple tools is a lesson that isn't taught in school, these days.

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

I'm delighted that an engineer likes my work! I wish I had that technical education.

@davidfuller764

2 жыл бұрын

Rex 2 years ago, and now me responded. Thanks! I concur

@dannymerry1786

Жыл бұрын

Same. I have a nasty habit of over complicating things to beyond my skill level

Hang on just a doggone minute. I've been watching tons of woodworking videos on YT for a couple years now and this dude has never popped into my feed. Why, KZread? WHY??

@ordunaplace1

4 жыл бұрын

Agree.

@mikemiller4838

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@charadremur333

4 жыл бұрын

Binge time.

@Nurk0m0rath

4 жыл бұрын

And on the flip side, I just stopped watching game plays and started looking up carpentry stuff and spotted this guy almost right away (first video of his that I found was the one about the joiner's bench). Loving what I've seen so far and definitely going to come back as I start getting my carpentry area set up.

@angelos5348

4 жыл бұрын

Same

"Son of a Bit of inconvience!" Laughing my butt off! Super video! Looks like this is on my list of projects!

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked it. Those jokes are hard to edit.

@TheRaven0811

5 жыл бұрын

That joke reminds me of Wood By Wright.

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

Well, I'll take that as a compliment.

@namisloC

5 жыл бұрын

@@RexKrueger That joke got my sub

@grievouserror

3 жыл бұрын

@@RexKrueger I'll bet they are, but you did a great job. Love your videos!

Nice. I built one of these and it works perfectly. The idea of using the prop screw was the thing that I liked most; I had been looking around for a good threaded piece but hadn't found anything with a sufficiently robust thread. Then I got lucky in a junkyard when I stumbled over an old broken prop. After that, the rest was easy. Thanks for the ideas.

I've watched enough of your videos to know you can do really precise work. I feel like you were perfectly imperfect (like the corner cuts on the jack screw plate) on the non-critical aspects to show it doesn't take machine shop precision to work, and work well. Kudos for showing these Woodwork for Humans projects in a way that doesn't make it seem that mystical skill levels are needed to successfully complete them.

@escuddy3244

4 жыл бұрын

My dad used to say, “No such thing as perfect; good enough is the best we can do. Just make sure it’s actually good enough”.

@billibbotson4685

3 жыл бұрын

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@billibbotson4685

3 жыл бұрын

Good

@just-dl

2 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@beer1for2break3fast4

Жыл бұрын

There is a good saying however: _If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well_

8:00 "I'll sketch a hexagon around that hole .... " Interesting to see that hexagons in the US have 8 sides! 😂

@sdnlawrence5640

4 жыл бұрын

Good catch!

@RobMacKendrick

4 жыл бұрын

We.don't got none'a 'em com-yoo-nist metric hexagons round yeah, no suh.

@heru-deshet359

3 жыл бұрын

Hey. Why not.

@thePavuk

3 жыл бұрын

imperial hexagon is 9/12 of metric hexagon.

@22KaTsh

3 жыл бұрын

It’s all greek to me...

Did anyone say you should have built a Miami Vice?? Cool build man I really enjoy your channel and your videos, keep it up!!!

@earlelzy7243

3 жыл бұрын

That's funny. 🤣

Hey, I know you might not see this, but I want to say I really appreciate that you are openly discussing the value of the support you recieve through different avenues. Some people will tell you it's in bad taste, but theyre wrong. The reason we support people through patreon is because we have told about how valuable it is for the creator. Keep making such awesome videos and also I love the little post script at the end of your vids

Love the “ don’t like it, do your own thing “ attitude!

@RexKrueger

4 жыл бұрын

It's the only attitude that lets me tolerate the commentators who arent' as polite as you!

As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement kzread.infoUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!

1. Try lube on wood alignment rod (WoodGlide or a good wax) to smooth the movement. 2. For more solid clamping, keep a supply of shims to clamp in the opposite side if the Jack screw, maybe glue a small stop on each shim (need 1 shim for each work thickness) for easier setup so shim stays put by gravity while you clamp down the work. Great video as always, outstanding explanation & great concept for a cheap vise

@geolisadrag-racing2349

3 жыл бұрын

EngineerMike F, Dude... is the brand name really "WoodGlide"? i need something for a shop stool build with a seat that raises & lowers on a threaded dowel. BUT, if i type that brand name into Google will i need to clear my history before my husband get's home?

I really REALLY appreciate all of your videos! I found your page because I loathed my Stanley 404 plane and I was thankful to see that someone shared the same frustration and went so far as to offer plenty of alternatives. And then it was straight down the rabbet hole (lol). You're a great teacher, very thorough and very resourceful. I'm sort of an intermediate woodworker and your videos really inspire me and get me thinking intuitively about the task at hand. Keep it coming, Rex!

This bench project motivates me so much! I just got into woodworking and have no space for a lot of tools and have to use hand tools as much as possible or the neighbors will complain about the noise, this bench is perfect for my small projects, can't wait to get mine done!

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

You can make it much shorter if you need to. I think 5 feet would still let you do a lot.

@michaelballinger6419

5 жыл бұрын

Nice one - enjoy the journey. Check out The English Woodworker and also Paul Sellers if you're serious about hand tools. They both teach a no nonsense approach

God damn this man gives out plans for shit? The more I learn the more I love this guy

Dear FSM, this is such a great video. Not only do you describe the construction of a simple improvised vise, but the tuning suggestions turn a bodge into an incredibly useful and effective tool. Thank you!!!

I wish your channel would have existed when I first started. I've spent so much time (and money) with trial and error just teaching myself budget alternatives. Keep up the good work man!

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

Me too! That's why I stared doing these super-basic videos. Maybe you need to share what you've learned.

@JeepTherapy

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Ptasienski budgeting is important to? 😁

One of the things that I love about your videos is that even though I am a power tool shop so much of your projects are useful for us power tool users also

Neat. It's basically a horizontal leg vise. I made my leg vise from the same kind of scaffolding jack and it works great. I did have to re-make my hub when the first one split. I made it too small. Yours is WAY better than mine was.

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

From my research, it looks like the face vise started as a leg vise turned on it's side. No joke!

You're doing a great job at outlining these jobs. I'm a super novice but following this series has not only been helpful but also fun. I'm short on a lot of things and still working to get a better tool chest, understanding and skill set but this really has hit the spot on a where to start. I'm becoming a bigger fan with each upload.

I've thought of doing this myself for many years, opting instead to suffer like a fool. This was cool to stumble upon! Thanks!

Rex! Thank you! You produce top notch videos. I've only watched the one on the workbench, then this one. Especially appreciated the encouragement to use my own creativity to modify the bench for anything I can imagine. These videos are like getting a cool drink of water in a hot, arid land. Hand tools are cool, not fast, but really cool. Fantastic job sir!

I thank you for what you've given to ambitious beginners. For the last 40 years I've been a full time woodworker and now have a 3000 square foot shop with over a hundred thousand dollars of tools and materials on hand but I began a step or two below the level of equipment you assume for this project. I began with a $25 jig saw and a hand drill, sitting in the open doorway of a travel trailer, working across my knee. I tell that in the spirit of this video, as encouragement to the creativity of the ill equipped.

Absolutely killer video Rex. Every time I see a new video of yours a part of me thinks "well there's no way he could make that very well" and every time you prove me wrong. Keep up the good work, I look forward to seeing more from you

Cool vise, when I get into my new place I am going to put these ideas to work. Thanks for the vids!

Nice having the vice at the end as you can still use it as a bench without knocking yourself on the vice handle. I was waiting eagerly for this video and I wasn't disappointed. Thank you.

One of the aspects of “traditional” woodworking that I enjoy is the opportunity to experiment with tools, concepts and inventions that could not only improve my work but also the work of those I come into contact with. You do this and I applaud your efforts.

I built a similar vise with a scaffold screw recently, but used two 1/2" steel rods for alignment -- works great! .

Nice discussion of how a vise works! Cool with the jack screw as a vise. Very clever design for the vise!

thanks Rex...this bench will soon be built for my needs out here in Saipan.

Your clever approach to things is always appreciated. Well done!

this was wicked. I really enjoy how you work through the problems as you go.

Best thing about this guy? He explains all the terminology associated with project at hand. Ty! Rex Rock's !

I love watching you create things like this. Especially seeing you solve minor deficiencies with small adjustments, like the screw to hold the handle at center.

@Pun_Solo

4 жыл бұрын

That's how people used to do things before the internet lol

You right. It's your vise. Your bench. Your work. And you are proud. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from California.

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

Ah California, my former home!

@10:00 I was thinking ahead, how to deal with the inherent intricacies of your vice. You answered all my questions over the next couple of minutes and completely sold me on that vice. By @14:33 where you basically told "that guy" to go pack sand if he didn't like it, I was nearly chortling. Thank you for the awesome videos!

Mr Krueger, I’m really enjoying this series and I really like your presentation

This is really smart Rex, your use of readily available materials and common hand tools puts a lot of other experts to shame. Good for you.

Thanks Rex. I really like your approach to making woodworking accessible. It really does help, I think, for people to see what can be done with so little and some determination.

Great build! I really like how well this can hold boards vertically, something my little cheap vise from amazon won't do.

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

My very nice vintage cast iron vice won't do it either, so even though I own a fancy "pro" vice, this one can still do more.

I already made a vise that suits my needs but your adjustment process at the end is going to be invaluable. Abuse mine is a little sloppy. Now I can tighten it up . Thank you

That is an excellent solution! This is a well done and thought out project with clear instructions. Thanks for sharing this.

I’ve been anxiously awaiting the vise build video! I’ve been putting off completing my low Roman bench accordingly. Now I’m looking forward to having a more functional, low cost bench!

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

You really can do it all with just the Roman bench, but this seems easier and quicker.

You quickly became one of my favorite channels. Thanks for the great content

I like your minimalistic approach. For my needs I appreciate really functional low budget solutions I can work with. Thank's, I subscribed.

Thank you for sharing, love how you over came the racking and slop in the screw 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I've got a really janky face vice I made from two pipe clamps, and while I'll probably reuse the hardware, the techniques you used for your vice will go a long way towards fixing the problems I'm having with mine. Thanks for the great video!

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

I'm on board, it's a great design, You master the bench. Going to share with a buddy who has just had his Dream Shop built and planing to build a wood working shop Thanks

I've been looking at those scaffolding screws with the idea to turn one into a vice for a while. Now i don't have to figure the details out myself! Thanks a bunch

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

That was the idea! I did it so you don't have to!

Very clever - the fine tuning is ingenious and very practical.

WOW Thanks! I have 4 of those Scaffold Leveling screws! My scaffold buck got stolen, and now You gave me another purpose for them.

@RexKrueger

4 жыл бұрын

And I'll have another vise design in 2 weeks. Stay tuned!

Woooow, what a coincidence!! I'm working in a scaffolding company during my holidays to earn money to buy some woodworking equipment! This vice is now very familiar to me as I have to carry them all the time.

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

I think you should "carry" one straight to your car.

You keep coming up with ways to do things for cheap! Never came close to thinking about using a scaffolding screw jack before, now I want to do it because...well, it's cool!

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

I cannot take credit for the idea, but thankyou anyway!

I'm gonna give this bench a vise. Benches love vises.

I love that you don’t have insane levels of accuracy on things that don’t require it. I’m making one of these vices for my bench. I already picked up the screw and bolt assembly. I noticed the curve on the top edge of the tool tote over your shoulder is not perfectly centered, but that isn’t important for a tool tote. My respect from an native Ohioan. I’m originally from Elyria, just down the road. Thank you for your videos. I’m in Okinawa, Japan these days and do not have access to many diy tools or devices, so thank you for your videos. Amazon is getting better, though. Haha

Great idea repurposing scaffolding - a strong and long-lasting foundation for sure.

This is just perfect, really impressed. I gonna start this build very soon. Thanks for the videos.

Just found your channel and I love it. Great details and editing. I never use hand tools and now I want too. Thank you! Also I appreciate your love for glue! Cheers

Thank you Rex! I watched your video and remembered, that under the house in my ”never throw anything out” heap I had two old, rusty, adjustable scaffolding jacks! Here comes a work vice! Thanks again!

Found this and your video in the Joiners Bench -- I need to make a work bench and now I know how.

Dude; awesome. I hope to retire in a few years and I'm going to have a wee wood shop. The best time of my life was spent in 8th grade woodshop with Mr. Johnson and my Dad working on a sewing box for my Mom. Good times.

Rex, you know why i love your channel? Because you make tools with barely any tools. Many of other woodworking channels go "Oh, you need *a simple thing* ? Here is my workshop full of THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF $$$$ OF EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS, ill make you a *simple thing* with them" HARD PASS FROM ME But you? Man - "You need * a simple thing*? Ok, let make it with a hammer, a saw, some wood glue and a bunch of 2x4, and some piece of iron from a flea market you can buy fo $5". If i wasnt from a third world country shit hole, i would patreon the shit out of your channel.

@rmar127

3 жыл бұрын

When you said third world shit hole, I thought you were talking about the USA, then I spotted your name and thought mmm perhaps not. 😆

@geolisadrag-racing2349

3 жыл бұрын

yeah AK, the funniest is when they say simple tools, but then they make the simple tool on a CNC machine or 3D printer. These days limited too build = CNC+ Festool Dominoes+ 3D printer. Rex manages to show hand tools builds, but in a way that doesn't make me feel like i'm cheating if i use a power drill.

Awesome solution to that specific problem. Nice work

Thanks for the great video Rex. Your vice looks awesome!

Nice work chap. And you're a thoroughly decent fellow and I love the honest and upfront approach to your videos, so I hope your subs and patrons grow and grow as they most definitely should 👍

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

What a kind thing to say!

I love how this low bench has progressed. I wonder how it would work to make 2 of these that stack and turn into a single taller bench. Time to "figure it out"

Yet another project added to my list. As a Patron, I have been paid back many times over with the help and advice. Great work Resx.

@RexKrueger

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you think so!

“...if you want a different vise, build it.” Right on, brother! Thanks

Great project and video Rex, thanks for sharing it.

Excellent! This is the first time I've come across this channel. Great work!

11:18 Good thing you had ear protection for that noisy screwdriver ;)

@Archeious

4 жыл бұрын

If they are like mine they are also headphones for music.

@escuddy3244

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t think Rex is above using an impact driver off camera then doing the last turn with a hand unit for the sake of the video.

@senza4591

4 жыл бұрын

@@escuddy3244 well, you can use a screwdriver on that, too. It doesnt change that fact that you can, he just chose not to. Or maybe he just has a noisy screwdriver

@Richard-wk9le

4 жыл бұрын

Or someone in the background yelling " Its 10 O clock when are you coming to bed........

I have a shave horse I use with a draw knife. It's a sort version of your $30 bench. I like the additions you have made and I will incorporate them into my bench/shave horse.

Nice Vice Design Rex. I like the fact that you left plenty of room for individual mods as needed by each builder.

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

You have to make the tools suit your own work. It's important.

What a wonderful series, has given me the confidence as a novice to build my own workbench, thank you kind sir!

I had originally thought - WTF, I just bought a Jorgensen and I wasn't all that expensive. Why go through all of this? But as I got further in, I realized the coolness of this. And yes, I have had that issue with uneven stock not clamping right in a cast iron vise.

I really like how your straight forward with the build the vice you want for yourself this was one was yours

Great addition to that Rex. Interesting build to.

I wish that I had seen this video when making my bench vise. many thanks Rex. Can use this on future projects.

Your honesty is so refreshing!! New subscriber!

Now I've got ideas knocking around in my head thank you

Great info. I'm making a moxon vise for my bench. That's going to be the main one until I can afford to purchase a nice one. I'm loving this series of videos.

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

Cut this screw in half for your Moxon.

My grandfather's wood vice ~ 14" wide, 24" high and 1.7" thick with a threaded metal bar and handle about 6" /150mm down and the 4 by 1 vertical guide bar. This worked well. I still have the metal components and intend to recreate this vice as a prelude to starting to build my THOW.

Thanks for showing how and sharing that

Great idea. I had been kicking this idea around. Thanks for the video

I like the vice that you made to fix your challengers great job

Really nice n easy project. Great walkthrough. Gonna have to add one of these to my bench.

Just chiming in here Rex, Your idea of making a lock screw for the handle is a great idea, I will be modifying my old Record vices to have this feature GR8 stuff 👍 Drill, Tap, & a threaded thumbscrew, job done ! All these years I have put up with the bar dropping precisely when I don't want it to ! ha ha I'm new to your channel and already I've picked up a cool idea THX

Rex, that is frigging cool. You really won me as a sub. Building things is tough. Good work on the vice and video

I firmly believe in to each their own. If it works for you, go for it. I bought a Dremel vise on a whim, thinking, oh, another Dremel attachment that will simulate the real thing, only to a degree, but it's what I can afford. I'm finding this little vise works for my small projects. If I need something heavy duty, I think your idea is a good one. So, whatever each woodworker needs, that's what they should use. No method is "better" than the other, as long as whatever you are using works safely and effectively for you. That is what matters. Nice project and nice video.

Definitely need a vice, can’t live with out one , it’s a must. 👍

Hello Rex, Brand new to your channel and really enjoy this project / video! I find it very helpful that you make sure projects can be made by the novice. Had to subscribe and will be looking forward to your upcoming videos. Thanks

Very nice video, thank you for taking the time to build the project and post the video for us to learn.

Great video and thank you for the simple explanation

This is neat. I might build something similar so I can have a vice outdoors for blacksmithing

Hey man, awesome video. And I love the entire series. Keep it up, your doing great work!

@RexKrueger

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I love how almost nothing looks even or precise, but it all comes together to make solid machine. It reminds me of when ENIAC was created. Vacuum tubes never matched spec and were unpredictable, so they designed a computer architecture that can synthesise a reliable system from unreliable parts.

@RexKrueger

4 жыл бұрын

That's a fascinating analogy!

You’re the best, as usual excellent video. I really love your teaching style.

" K.I.S.S" RULE..Love it! Thank you for this!! i been trying to find a simple one to use.. awesome!! keep it simple

Well, know what my weekend chore is going to be. I have been needing a vise for the exact reasons you talk about in the video and cant afford one from a box store. Thanks!

@RexKrueger

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

Excellent job. If you like it then that's all that matters. It's yours not theirs. Keep up the good work. Learned a lot. Thanks.