Finally finished this monster and am , for the most part, happy with the way it turned out. I completely botched the tail vise install. It works, but the cavity cut out where the block slides looks like terrible. The leg vise went much smoother and it works and looks pretty good.
Construction 2x6 lumber with Cherry end cap and vise chop. It's solid and does not move when planing, hammering or chiseling, I did a lot of that!
I had planned on this being kind of a practice run and building another out of Hard Maple, but I don't think I'll be doing this again for at least a few years! I'm sure that tail vise took a couple of years off my life.
Construction 2x6 lumber with Cherry end cap and vise chop. It's solid and does not move when planing, hammering or chiseling, I did a lot of that!
I had planned on this being kind of a practice run and building another out of Hard Maple, but I don't think I'll be doing this again for at least a few years! I'm sure that tail vise took a couple of years off my life.