At 12:45 PM 10/23/2014, William Ghio wrote:
>I am a sucker for user made tools. I find the craftsmanship and 
>creativity involved in these tools to often be amazing. And of 
>course, sometimes you just have to wonder why? What was the motivation?

>Any one seen one like this? Ideas on what trade it might have been 
>created for?
>
>Pictures are 
>at:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/77280442@N.../sets/7215764852352732
8/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/77280442@N.../sets/72157648523527328/

That is a gunsmith's vise.  The leather lined jaws are to prevent 
damage to the stock and barrel.   I have had a couple but they were 
newer ones.  That is a great find.

Tony (with a few vices and vises.....)



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