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Hi all, Just a quick thanks to everyone for their suggestions and advice in restoring this vise. Several people wanted to see finished photos so here you go! It is complete in time to gift to my Dad for Christmas so I hope he enjoys unwrapping it! Restoration Details: - Vise: Parkinsons...

Hi all, I'm in the middle of a vintage carpenters vise restoration but I can’t seem to get the main vise body any cleaner than this! I have used paint stripper, wire wheel, degreaser, soap and hot water and everything else I had access to but can’t get it in any cleaner shape. Am I ok to paint...

Hi all, I am about to begin my first vintage vise restoration and thought I would pick your experienced brains on whether to keep the original factory paint. I have just bought two 1930’s Parkinsons Perfect 15 wood vises. They are in amazing shape for their age and still, as far as I can tell...