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Thread: Boker saw sharpening vise
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2nd May 2018, 06:41 AM #1
Boker saw sharpening vise
I picked up a pair of saw sharpening vises for a few bucks yesteday - a funky ball and socket Disston No. 1 and a neat more recent Boker saw vise.
The Disston is self-explanatory and will work and look much better after a clean up and de-rust but the Boker is interesting because the design is so damn simple that I think it will become my new workshop saw vise.
The versatility of the Disston is impressive but its screw-on mounting and b&s design is not so sturdy ultimately.
The Boker jaws are 12" (so wider than the Disston by an inch or two) and it has four screw holes for simple but sturdy bench or board mounting.
A simple cam lever and steel spring applies even pressure quickly and powerfully. The Disston (through wear) is much more sloppy to clamp up a saw.
The jaws also have a small groove accomodating a leather or rubber dampening strip.
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It looks like a very simple design variant of the Wentworth saw vise to me.
Based on the paper label and the blue-green paintjob I'm guessing it's 70s or even 80s vintage? The backside has a tough-to-read casting stamp 'Die___ A890'. A890 is the steel???
Any thoughts on its age, country of origin, usefulness, etc.?
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2nd May 2018, 06:55 AM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Looks a lot like a GN Stearns one. I have one which is a copy of the Stearns, and while mine is smaller than yours, it uses the same mechanism as far as I can see.
There are some pics of mine and a Stearns I found on eBay for comparison in this thread: Saw Vice ID help requested
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2nd May 2018, 07:05 AM #3
Thanks Colin, for the reply and the link with photos.
Your GN Stearns copy vise certainly looks like it shares the same inspiration as my Boker.
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Here’s a link to the patent, dated 9 October 1866 https://encrypted.google.com/patents/US58692
and the picture from that link
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3rd May 2018, 06:34 AM #5
Thanks for the patent information Colin - definitely the same vise design.
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7th May 2018, 11:30 PM #6
Boker are a German company from memory.
Straight edges come to mind.
I think FH Prager were their Sydney/Australian agents.
H.Jimcracks for the rich and/or wealthy. (aka GKB '88)
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8th May 2018, 01:18 PM #7
Yes they are. More into knives these days by the look of it.
I have a pair of Boker Pliers that I purchased in the early 80s, probably from BBC Hardware.
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