Recent content by wdahm519

The vintage vise I have is a Columbian 7V-2 (circa... no clue, probably 1940's or 50's), which is an under-bench woodworking vise. I can't find any information about it online, but its a bit larger than this one, and has an offset face which is nice. I've also got a "baby" standard vise that...

That's a great idea. I could actually retrofit the lap joints into the 6x6's by cutting the lap joint into the front and back of the respective legs. It would shift the legs forward/rearward (respectively) 1.5" but it would add a ton of strength along the vertical axis. See, I'm already...

Thanks guys. My folks are in town for about a month helping me spruce up the new house so I won't have much time to take it further from here but in August I plan on adding a few drawers, and I've got two vises I need to mount as well. I'll probably start a larger garage overhaul thread next...

A co-worker of mine pointed me in the direction of this site, and it seems like a great resource for information. I'm starting to learn how to do simple woodworking projects, so I started with a workbench for the house I just bought which did not have one in the garage. I started by drawing by...