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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Greetings all, I have enjoyed the thread immensely and have really gotten into the vise vice. I'm still watching for deals. Being so far south, it's tough to find some of the deals you guys get up north. Seems like vises sell for double down here what some of you guys are paying. Case in...
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    Vintage Boy Scout Knife

    Great knife and great memories from your grandad. As for BSA rules, as some have already stated, BSA does not forbid sheath knives. I'm a Scoutmaster and I don't know how many times I've been asked by parents if a particular knife was allowed. Once a Scout earns his Totin' Chip, he can carry...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    I think it really was used. The flat part of the anvil portion of the vise is slightly dished so it was obviously beat on for a while. The edges aren't mushroomed so whatever they were doing concentrated on the center of the anvil. The rest of the anvil is very clean and tight. The threads on...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Long time viewer, first time posting...I've been following the acquisition of some beautiful vises on this thread and I finally snagged one of my own. It's a Parker 985. Not the biggest out there (102#) but a respectable chunk of iron. It's in the electrolysis bath now in hopes that my...
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