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    Default Adjustable log holder

    Recently, I got a hint in the WoodcarvingIllustrated forum that there is/are some form of wood carving vise which will hold a log (I suppose 2-3m x 30cm) and that the position of the log can be altered. In any event, so you could carve standing up. The poster lost the plans.

    Anybody lurking who can clear this up? Ever hear of/see such a thing?
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    Don't know about a purpose built device, but I use a Triton 'Super Jaws' with the interchangable jaw lineings depending on what sort of surface I want to hang onto. If you really want to get physical (not power but mallet and chisel) you may need to anchor it down but other than that it works pretty good just as it comes out of the box.

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    Thanks, I have made a note of that. The foot-actuated clamp & release plate would be a pleasant change from threaded C-clamps.

    I've just started 2 carvings 90cm x 7.5cm x 30cm.
    in western red cedar. The wood is bone-dry and just plain tough. Even clamped down, the mallet and 25mm - 35mm gouges make those things want to get up and walk. I use a rubber skid mat but discovered last night that it is just about at the upper end of usefulness.

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    these are what i made up from some 5mm angle cut drilled and tapped hold a log quite well when cutting up firewood
    Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything, but they
    bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs .

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    fubar:
    so the toothy/claw pieces dig into each end?

    Maybe 50mm iron angle, one of them fixed and the other on a track? I could get somebody to torch out the teeth.

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    Hi Robson Valley,
    Whilst I use the superjaws, I think Ozito now make a cheaper version that you may be able to view at Bunnings and it is the same principle with ordinary jaws as well as log jaws being available. You may find a bag of sand is handy to weigh down and prevent undue movement. Otherwise you can buy carver's vice and bits and pieces if you wanted to go to the added expense and attach them to the superjaws or bench vice. Drillit.

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    Thanks. I suspect that I am some 7,000 miles from Bunnings.

    I use either 8" 'C' clamps on the bench or a strap clamp which runs from an 3/8"eyebolt in the bench top to another one in the front lower 4" x 4" beam of my bench. The rubber anti-slip padding really does keep the piece from "walking" with repeated mallet blows.
    I like the 850g/30oz lead-core mallet, but I haven't got my wind back again from last winter's marathon. Soon, I hope.

    I can keep a small sawmill operator on the lookout for 30cm x 30 cm clear and straight-grained western red cedar, I could do some 1m to 3m pieces, couple of ideas. Sure would like to stand it up so I can get at it from both sides and turn it around.

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    rockwell make the sawhorse in your part of the world its a very handy piece of equipment heres some pics clamping a half length of railway sleeper
    Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything, but they
    bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs .

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    You can make a simple solid frame and use car jacks inside.

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    I think I'll make a little trip just outside of the village and see how (Len McCarty) Midget Mills, deals with 200cm logs. I buy wood from him but never watched it cut.

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    Pursuant to this discussion I discovered this at the tip this morning. It was right to fit in the back of the wagon, so what else could i do? Its a Waldron lathe. Its quite tempting to see if I can get it going again, but will resist; should be good as a log carving vice with some slight alterations. Its bloody heavy - maybe I'll concrete it into the yard t6o make it really stable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by movay_2008 View Post
    Pursuant to this discussion I discovered this at the tip this morning. It was right to fit in the back of the wagon, so what else could i do? Its a Waldron lathe. Its quite tempting to see if I can get it going again, but will resist; should be good as a log carving vice with some slight alterations. Its bloody heavy - maybe I'll concrete it into the yard t6o make it really stable.




    No pics, didnt happen

    +1 for the Superjaws. Sandbags or bags of cement to add regidity to the base. Soft jaws for odd shape burls, log jaws for heavy going.
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    It's there for me. Anyone else see it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by movay_2008 View Post
    It's there for me. Anyone else see it?
    Nope!

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    Okay, that should be good now.

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