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251381 Bill Ghio <bghio@m...> 2014‑10‑25 Re: Wooden Vise
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> On Oct 24, 2014, at 5:42 PM, Thomas Conroy  wrote:
> 
> Bill Ghio asked: "Any one seen one like this? Ideas on what trade it might
have been created for?
> 
> >  https://www.flickr.com/photos/77280442@N.../sets/72157648523527328
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> 
> It might originally have been made to be held in an ordinary bench vise, to be
tilted and turned so that a workpiece can be attacked from different sides. Sort
of a home-made patternmakers' or carvers' vise.
> 
> Tom Conroy
> Berkeley

Don't think that was original use, but certainly will be mine.. Thanks for the
ideas.

Bill

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