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Date: 20 Dec 2006 13:21:36
From: Joseph Handy
Subject: woodworking vises


What do you guys suggest for covering woodworking vises hard or soft wood?






 
Date: 20 Dec 2006 18:57:42
From: efgh
Subject: Re: woodworking vises



"Joseph Handy" <claypot@localnet.com > wrote in message
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> What do you guys suggest for covering woodworking vises hard or soft wood?
Hardwood would be better I would think. You wouldn't want the wood to
compress under the pressure of the vise.




  
Date: 20 Dec 2006 14:55:37
From: Joseph Handy
Subject: Re: woodworking vises


Isn't there a possibility that a very hard wood could cause a softer piece
of wood held within the vise to be compressed?

It would appear to me that it would be preferable to have the risk of damage
taken on by the pieces of wood covering the vise as they are easily replaced
with scrap whenever necessary.


"efgh" <efgh@abcd.com > wrote in message
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>
> "Joseph Handy" <claypot@localnet.com> wrote in message
> news:12oivpnk6oild5c@corp.supernews.com...
>> What do you guys suggest for covering woodworking vises hard or soft
>> wood?
> Hardwood would be better I would think. You wouldn't want the wood to
> compress under the pressure of the vise.
>
>




 
Date: 20 Dec 2006 10:56:19
From: Never Enough Money
Subject: Re: woodworking vises


Really good question......

I use Baltic Birch plywood and it's been ok.



Joseph Handy wrote:
> What do you guys suggest for covering woodworking vises hard or soft wood?



 
Date: 21 Dec 2006 00:13:42
From: Dan
Subject: Re: woodworking vises


On Wed 20 Dec 2006 12:21:36p, "Joseph Handy" <claypot@localnet.com >
wrote in news:12oivpnk6oild5c@corp.supernews.com:

> What do you guys suggest for covering woodworking vises hard or soft
> wood?
>

When I built my bench I had a nice piece of red oak for one of the vises
but the only piece of decent size for the other one was a hefty piece of
quartersawn pine that I got out of the freebie pile at a lumber yard. I put
it on intending to replace it when I got a better piece.

That was a couple years ago and I haven't noticed any difference in the two
of 'em. Maybe I'm not using it enough or something but so far, the only
thing I notice is I like the color of the oak better. That big chunk of
pine has a lot of mass and seems to take a beating pretty well.


 
Date: 20 Dec 2006 15:06:01
From: Andy Dingley
Subject: Re: woodworking vises



Joseph Handy wrote:
> What do you guys suggest for covering woodworking vises hard or soft wood?

Always a hard hardwood.

If you need it softer, you can always pad a hard jaw more easily than
you can harden a soft one.



 
Date: 20 Dec 2006 21:05:32
From: Joe
Subject: Re: woodworking vises



"Joseph Handy" <claypot@localnet.com > wrote in message
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> What do you guys suggest for covering woodworking vises hard or soft wood?

Leather.

>




 
Date: 20 Dec 2006 20:18:28
From: B A R R Y
Subject: Re: woodworking vises


Joseph Handy wrote:
> What do you guys suggest for covering woodworking vises hard or soft wood?
>

Both.

It all depends on what you want to hold.