I have some and like then.

It takes a lot of effort to break through plywood. The only real danger is if you use the clamp as a lever and pry it up.

 

 

Thanks Big Counrty. I was hoping thats what I would hear. I always like ask those who use a tool or system.

 

Randy, what surface are you carving on?

Most carvers I’ve seen use dog clamping, either with a vise or wedges. I would think the system you show there the clamos are going to get in the way, no?

You don’t need a vise with dog holes you can use inline cam action type clamp or a system that employs wedges.

You don’t need an elaborate carvers bench, just some dog holes along the front will work. This is what I’m going to try:

 

Randy, what surface are you carving on?

Most carvers I’ve seen use dog clamping, either with a vise or wedges. I would think the system you show there the clamos are going to get in the way, no?

You don’t need a vise with dog holes you can use inline cam action type clamp or a system that employs wedges.

You don’t need an elaborate carvers bench, just some dog holes along the front will work. This is what I’m going to try:

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Robert thats a great carvers bench. Nicely done. Yes, I use dogs and a Veritas dog pup clamp. Most of my relief carving are small in size. I do a lot of decritive carving on the staffs of canes and walking sticks. I was thinking of doing a tilt bench top table that would clamp in place and have both the grid for the micro jig with a dog hole in the center of each grid square. Somthing like the one in the bottem picture I posted above. Using the matchfit track hardwade to hold a jid ,to be made, that would hold a staff at angles on a tilt while working on it. It seems like it would make a very versatile system for a variety of projects. But would not want to invest the time and effort if there are issues with the grids tearing out. I like the plan of the clamping bar system you shared. I may add that to my list of thing to do. Thank you for posting it.