Moxon Vise – The Handles

2013.07.06

I sawed and planed a piece of cherry to begin making the screw handles.  After everything was square, I put the chamfering attachment on my block plane and began turning it into an octagon (approximately).

I sawed out two handles, then went to the drill press to drill holes for the metal screws to slip into.  Generally when doing this sort of thing (making chisel handles, etc.), the experts advise drilling the hole first, then shaping the outside to align.  Well… I usually do things the wrong way, why stop now?  Of course neither hole was spot-on center, but they were close enough.

I added some additional chamfering along the back end of each handle.