Moxon Vise

A hard maple Moxon vise for dovetails, tenons and other joinery. It clamps to the front of your bench and brings the work up to a comfortable sawing height, held tight along its whole width. No bench yet? Clamp it to a kitchen or picnic table.Solid hard maple, ready for your finish.✓ 30-day returns and a lifetime warranty on everything I make.Building out your bench? Add a leg, wagon or shoulder vise kit and bench builder pricing applies automatically in your cart.Pick a size Standard: holds boards up to 24" wide between the screws. Front jaw 1-3/4" x 4" x 32", rear jaw 1-3/4" x 3-7/8" x 36". Screws are 1-3/4" diameter, 3-1/2 threads per inch, with 2-3/8" grips. About 16 lb. Lite: holds boards up to 14" wide, sized for drawer dovetails. Front jaw 1-1/4" x 4" x 19-3/4", rear jaw 1-3/4" x 3-7/8" x 23-3/4". Screws are 1-1/4" diameter, 4 threads per inch, with 1-7/8" grips. About 7-1/2 lb, easy to carry and store. Both open to 4-1/4" between the jaws.What's includedTwo maple screws, a front jaw and a threaded rear jaw. The front jaw has a 1/8" lip that registers against the front of your bench, and oblong screw holes so you can clamp tapered work. The jaws are milled on all four sides, ready to sand or plane.FinishingUse a penetrating oil and skip film finishes like lacquer, shellac or water-based poly. Then wax the screw threads with a silicone-free paste wax so they spin freely. Some folks line the rear jaw with thin cork or leather for extra grip.Instructions: Standard (PDF) · Lite (PDF) · Video: using the Moxon vise