This weekend I mounted a Moxon vise to the end of my workbench, which is a big upgrade for my work and only looks a little weird.

moxon vise attached to end of Nicholson bench

I had mainly been using this old vise I picked up when we lived in Europe, but one of the wooden screws started to fail.

Old german vise with wooden screws

But I also had this benchtop Moxon vise I made many years ago. I rarely used this because it wasn’t very sturdy (I made it too small). So I took it apart and re-used the face and hardware and mounted it on the bench. The back is now a sturdy piece of Ash attached to the bench with eight inch heavy-duty wood screws.

benchtop moxon vise parts