Ill try to get some better pictures. I set my Reed 24 on top of the jaws for comparison. The tilt adjustment is pretty interesting. It is a cam that rides on a bar with seven notches cut in it. It also seems to be missing the auxiliary jaw but I think that is the case with most of these vises...
My father-in-law called me to say he saw a big ol’ carpenter’s vise at a local antique store. Found this waiting for me. The price was too low to pass up so home it came. It is complete and original with the exception of one dog which is cracked. I will likely braze it up and put it to work. I...
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Thank you. Regarding the utility vise I'm blessed to have a wife who enjoys such projects as well. Could have gone further with it but the objective was to make it usable and save it from the scrap heap. I'm hopeful to gain some insight into the woodworking vise. I am pleased to have...
I can find nothing on it either but the logo is later so far as I know. It weighs about 40Lbs. It is a 10in jaw which opens to 12in and features a quick action. I plan to use it. Truthfully one of the prime factors in purchasing it was that I have not seen one.
I have also included a couple of...
This is my first post tho I have been lurking around here for sometime. I recently acquired two Reeds. A no. 24 vise which was my first vise restoration. Also, a Reed woodworker's vise which needs nothing but I can find no info on it. The number on the front is Reed 10-QD.