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fleur-de-lis cross pagehead of embrymckee.com, highlighting embry mckee's carved, handmade, exotic hardwood Christian crosses, fish, and other symbols.

Embry McKee
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"Bob and Dave's Good, Fast, and Cheap Bench"

This bench was constructed several years back as a better platform for handtool work. A more thorough description with more photos of the vise can be found here.

This bench is equipped with a tool tray in the rear.
"Bob and Dave's Good, Fast, and Cheap Bench" on the Personal Projects page of embrymckee.com, a site highlighting the custom woodwork and carving by Embry McKee of Christian symbols such as crosses, fish, chi-rho, anchors, trefoils, etc., crafted in exotic hardwoods.

The front legs extend 1 1/2 inches into the benchtop to hold it in place.
"Bob and Dave's Good, Fast, and Cheap Bench" on the Personal Projects page of embrymckee.com, a site highlighting the custom woodwork and carving by Embry McKee of Christian symbols such as crosses, fish, chi-rho, anchors, trefoils, etc., crafted in exotic hardwoods.

The blue tinted hole in the center is for a holdfast.
"Bob and Dave's Good, Fast, and Cheap Bench" on the Personal Projects page of embrymckee.com, a site highlighting the custom woodwork and carving by Embry McKee of Christian symbols such as crosses, fish, chi-rho, anchors, trefoils, etc., crafted in exotic hardwoods.

The vise is made of oak and supplied with a sliding dog panel. The screw attaches to a curved piece rather than solidly to the jaw to eliminate racking.