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  1. 11th June 2005, 12:39 PM #1
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    Question Timber for vice jaws

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    Any advice on which timber to attach to the steel jaws of a record woodworkers vice. Is tassie oak too hard?

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    mine are tassie oak and mountain ash, both working well, Fletty
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    Got Tas Oak on mine.
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    Crapiata Pine.

    Replace it every year or so... maybe longer.....doesn't dent anything.

    I just put a few mm of cork on the Pattermaker's vice, no timber, and that seems to work very well as well.

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    Meranti, because a scrap piece was handy, like the pine it doesn't mark anything, but then it will not last as long as the harder woods.
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    tas oak here
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    Bench skirt and vice jaws in jarrah on mine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fletty
    mine are tassie oak and mountain ash, both working well, Fletty
    What's the difference?????

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    Are you putting dog holes in it ? ......if so something harder than pine I'd say......I use a thick piece of red gum.......harder the better I reakon to stop flex.........and maybe line them with sandpaper or carpet.......
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    Quote Originally Posted by DPB
    What's the difference?????
    the vice jaws (and in fact the whole bench) are definitely e. regnans but my 'tassie oak' which was bought separately is probably e. obliqua
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    Im using jarrah too. Cork sounds like a good idea.
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    Pine. I don't have dog holes in it though, But change often, After reading this thread will go to tassi oak next time as I have a bit of scrap to try.



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    I've got tassie oak too. Pine is too soft IMHO.

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    I use Blackbutt on mine. Was reading one of Krenov's books and he uses 1/4" masonite to line the jaws on his vice
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