DIY - Mini Work Bench/Face Vise For Small Shops
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2020
- Welcome to Kinder Works
This is my very first attempt at tradition joinery and using hand tools! It’s also the first video of my channel and I’ve only edited a few videos before this. Any constructive critism is appreciated!
This video shows the build of my portable face vise. This type of vise is vital for any woodworker. Not having a workbench has made my woodworking experience much more frustrating than I’d like. This project has fixed that completely! Let me know what you think about the build, and the video itself, in the comments.If you like the video, please “Like” and “Subscribe” and dont forget to ring that 🛎 so you know when I come out with new content!Thank you so much for watching!---------------------------------------
My Bio:
A stay-at-home dad during the day…Handyman by night.
Kinder Works is located in San Francisco. I design and build custom fine furniture and run a handyman service here in SF and surrounding areas. If you are interested in either service, please contact me by phone, text, email (listed below) or by simply commenting on this video with your inquiry. I’ll always engage in constructive conversations, so please comment with your thoughts on my projects and videos.
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First, Congratulations on a nice-looking project. Secondly, Congratulations on still having all your fingers connected to your hands. In the interest of avoiding serious injury, I would caution you to review the proper procedures of using a table saw. I do enjoy your enthusiasm and workmanship. Keep it up Safely.
And eye protection. Always eye protection. I am sure he wants to see his daughter grow up, graduate, become successful, have a family, be a mom and a wife, and see his grand kids. It's hard to "see" any of that with injured eyes.
Beautiful!
Hermosa mesa de trabajo.
Gracias por compartirlo.
…belleza esos niños, benditos sean.
Un fuerte abrazo desde Uruguay
Practical and elegant. Great job!
I am new to woodworking and have been watching dozens of videos on different options for this and this is my favorite! I am also a Handyman, except by day. I will be sure to like, subscribe and stick around for more content. Thank you
omg genius to add that stabilizer piece to prevent racking! i have same vise and the slight racking has been driving me crazy
Fantastic craftsmanship.I think I may make one similar. Thanks for sharing.
This was a great video! Thank you for sharing the experience with us and giving me some ideas for my vise.
Excellent Video and Vise! Can't wait to see more of your work.
I really appreciate that! I use it all the time in the shop. Though now I have a much larger commercial shop I set up last year. It’s still super handy to bring to job sites. I just used it to hand cut mitered custom molding I made for a built-in banquette bench I finished installing last week. You can check it out on my Instagram, I’m much more active on there. Thanks for watching. I have a video I’m filming right now for this table I’m building for a client. I have some pictures of the glue up on Instagram as well.
Muy buen trabajo, Felicitaciones! You must be very proud!
thanx
Great design, and I loved how you were able to use the unfinished bench to help you make the last pieces for the finished product. However I'm not going to lie, your work on the table saw made me very nervous. I noticed it had a wobble, and there were some cuts in there with your fingers way to close to the blade for my taste. Those cuts at 5:00 made my heart stop for a second. You do beautiful work, but I sincerely hope you have improved you table saw safety!
Looking good buddy!! Glad you are doing well and glad this is doing well for you!!
Love this build. In the process of doing a project like this. Now going to model it on your build cheers for putting this vid up..
That’s awesome! Thank you so much for watching! Hit me up on Instagram when your done, I’d love to see it. @kinderworks
Quality video. Tremendous amount of work you put into the vise. Looks great!
Thanks so much! I can’t wait to use it on my ramp build. It will make thongs so much easier!
Nice work. Thanks for sharing it. GL with the channel!
Thank you! I’ll have some more content soon. I’ve been planning out my shop and I’ll start building soon. Don’t forget to subscribe if you want to see more builds. I’ll be filming a huge project next month. I’m building an ‘L’ shaped loft bed for my two step daughters with only traditional Japanese joinery. All out of white oak with Purple Heart tusks, ladder rungs and railing. It will most likely be a multi part build series. But, thanks for the support. Hope to hear from you on later videos I post. You can follow me on Instagram, @kinderworks, for a more day to day of my business and shop build process. Have a great night!
Nice work, great attention to detail
Thank for sharing
Thank you! I’m really glad you enjoyed it. If you want to see a more frequent day to day of what I’m doing with my woodworking business, check out my Instagram, @kinderworks. I’m filming a big cabinet build right now. Thank again!
The craftsmanship👌🏽 Amazing work as always!
Thanks homie! ☺️
That's really great! Impressive workmanship.
Thanks man! I really appreciate it!
Beautiful bench! You are going to join the 9-finger club soon tho... be careful.
Gonna try this today. Fingers crossed!
i learned a couple things - the vid helped - thanks
Excellent how-to video, thank you. I do have one concern as to how you are using/demonstrating some of the power tools and where your hands are with respect to the blades of the machines. Check out your table saw, and planer use as this could result in finger loss. This might be the camera angle or the views in the speeded-up sections, just have a look.
Very cool.
Thank you! ☺️
Great job. I could only hope to do as well whenever I finally get around to learning traditional joinery and using hand tools. On my bucket list. Keep up the excellent work.
Thank you so much!!
hi,,,v.v.good vid. good to see your family helping. all the best for the feuture .jack from the uk.
Magnifique travail bon courage
A joy to watch your videos.
Your workshop makes a great backdrop in the videos as well.
Always inspiring and I admire your imagination to keep coming up with great designs.
Well done.
One Handed Maker - Australia
Sweet video and very cool build, I love the bookmatching and careful selection of the boards which makes it look like a fine piece and not just SPF lumber (which often gets easily dismissed)
Thanks man! I really appreciate it! Don’t forget to subscribe, I’ll have more videos coming soon. I just finished building out my new shop.
Got to say this is one of the best I've seen, I'm just planning to make one up myself its been a great inspiration this video as a bit of a traditionalist wood worker myself.
I really appreciate that! I still use it all the time and I have a huge shop now. It’s something that will always have a place in my shop. Find me on Instagram and send a picture when you’re done, I’d love to see what you build, @kinderworks
Amazing workmanship 👍
Thank you! 😊
Buenisimo.. felicitaciones!!
Muchas gracias 😊
Great little workbench. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎
Turned out great boss. Nicely done 👍
Thanks man! I have a huge build-in cabinet I’m filming now. And a bunch of shop builds coming up. I’m much more active on Instagram. It’s more of a day to day of my business and the planning of projects. It’s @kinderworks if you’re interested. Hope to see your name pop up on future videos.
It will go! I like!
Thank you! 😊
Brilliant work. Great video, shame you stopped producing last year. You could have been very popular with your level of woodworking detail.
Wonderful make. I loved it but watch your fingers.
👏👏👏
Nice! Very meticulous!
Thank you! My OCD plays a big part in that haha you should see the bench I just finished last week. 10.5’ Red Oak Banquette bench with a solid wood seat and back so that there was continuous grain across the entire 10.5’ of bench! Storage under the seats. Zero exposed hardware. It took a bit of engineering and about 110-120 shop hours. You can see the whole process on my Instagram. I was pretty stoked on how it turned out.
New subscriber. Very well done video with an equally well made vise/mini bench!
Thanks for the sub! And for watching! I hope to see you in the comments in future videos. I have one coming up that I’m filming right now. You can see the progress on my Instagram if you’re interested. I’m much more active on there.
Hi from the Sacramento region! I have to say beautiful work! This looks perfect for my living situation. Live in my RV so space is a premium. This would be great to take outside to do woodwork or leathercraft.
Thanks man! I’m really glad you enjoyed it! I want to ask, for research purpose only, would you buy something like this? I would most likely use a Bench Crafted Moxon Vise and use a hardwood, of the customers choice, if I were going to produce them for my online store. It wouldn’t be cheap but it would be extremely useful to people with tight spaces.
I from Indonesia,halo...i like your video
Friend, you done one heck of a job on your mini bench! Liked and subscribed 👍
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it! I’ll be releasing more content soon.
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Order of process will be helpful on your builds, otherwise a great build! I purchased one from Woodcraft because they are incredibly useful even if you have a workbench. For the price, about $190, I couldn’t justify building it myself. Looking forward to your future builds.
Je trouve cet établi vraiment très bien pensé et très pratique je pense que vais essayer de m'en fabriquer un moi aussi je vous félicite pour la belle vidéo très bien faite elle aussi et je vous encourage à continuer de faire d'aussi joli travaux G. D.
Merci beaucoup! Je vous souhaite bonne chance pour votre construction. Envoyez-moi une photo sur Instagram lorsque vous avez terminé, j'adorerais la voir!
One of the simpler benchtop designs I've seen, very nice.
Only change I'd make is to rotate the kerfs 90 degrees on the top tennons so the wedges press against the endgrain, less chance of the wood splitting. Otherwise beautiful work.
Thanks man! The kerf position was definitely an over sight on my part. I thought about it as I was tapping in the wedges. Luckily nothing split. This was my first time doing traditional joinery of any kind so I definitely won’t make that mistake again. I’m building a double ‘L’ shaped loft bed for my daughters with 100% traditional Japanese joinery. It will be modular using interlocking mortise and tenon and tusked mortise and tenons. Using red oak and Purple Heart. I’ll be starting in a month or so, I already bought the lumber. Don’t forget to subscribe to see when I release that build video. I love input like this because I’m new to traditional joinery. I’ve studied it a ton since designing this vise. I’ve put a ton of time into the engineering of this bed. And I’ll have a couple videos out before that.
Cool ,I think I will make one .though I think 2 would do it right.Both could be moved in or out to accommodate any Length of board
Thanks ,good work
Thanks man! Let me know how it comes out.
It turned out very nice and looks useful and functional. I wonder how long the cross grain will hold. That’s a long piece to solidly glue cross grain. I would have considered a sliding dovetail ( glue a few inches only) or a breadboard connection. Time will tell. (And also all the safety concerns others have mentioned)
I really like it especially that I am looking for an alternative for a workbench. I would suggest having a look at Katz Moses and Tamar (3x3) moxon vice videos. I am only saying that because they use a different vice mechanism that would enable you to use bigger lumber and it wouldn't get stuck in the rods of the vice you are using.
Yeah, I was pretty restricted due to price. I would have lives to buy a Bench Crafted moxon vise to use. So I bought a decent face vise and made the mouth extra large to accommodate larger pieces. It actually works pretty well for large components.
I don’t know if you noticed but my apron is from Jonathan Katz-Moses. I live his videos. And 3x3’s videos. I’ve seen all the similar bench top vise videos. I did a lot of research before designing and building this.
I really appreciate your feedback and love that you liked the video and idea. I hope you subscribed. I’d love to hear from you on videos I’m working on now. I’ll be releasing another one soon and I’m working on a ton of projects that will be coming out. You can follow me on Instagram for a more day to day of my shop projects, @kinderworks.
The dog holes in the movable jaw seem pretty close to the outside edge. i would be afraid one of the end dogs might tear out if I was to over tighten the clamp. Other than that, a cool bit of kit. Just keep those fingers away from sharp things.
Great video! Really enjoyed the build in this project - you showed a lot of attention to the detail - however, the speed of the video showing the detail was a touch fast for me as you had such a huge amount of detail to show - you could easily slow the build detail down as most people would enjoy seeing the detail (I recon) - also, if you have any plans on the Bench top vise, please feel free to share as it looks like a good one! looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks man! Yeah, I said the same thing after having almost finished the edit. I thought it would be more fluid but I think because I knew every single clip, my brain could piece it all together easily. I hadn’t seen it for a few days and watched what I had edited just days before and was super upset that I had cut those so short. It was hard to follow. I really appreciate the feedback. I look forward to hearing from you on my future builds. I’m getting the keys to a brand new shop I’m opening this week. I’ll be uploading some videos of the build out. It’s my first shop that not at my house. It’s been a dream come true! Stay tuned for more awesome builds.
This was a great video. Will you be doing any more?
Thanks!! And yes, I’ll be posting more videos in the near future. I just finished building out my new shop. I own a custom furniture business and couldn’t work out of my house anymore so I leased out a 1400sqft space. I’ll be posting a shop tour with in a month or so and I’ll be putting out build videos after that. I want to be a content creator, I’ve just been a little too busy to edit videos. I post a bunch on Instagram though. Check me out there. @kinderworks
I like the build, heres my comment.
Different, i would have included instructions, dimensions, lay out and used alot less power tools as most starters who need a bench dont have the tools. Quick attach legs and its perfect, thats my addition...so it will be posted tomorrow right?
Awesome build. Every time you used the table saw I cringed because it was shifting around. Be careful.
This is awesome! I’m also in SF and finally moving to a place with enough space to start woodworking (outdoor deck). I was going to make a basic outdoor workbench but can’t attach a vise to it as the hardware would likely rust. Thought of making a portable vise and came across this video! Definitely going to use it for some pointers 🙂
Couple questions:
1. What vice hardware set did you use? Looks like the Yost one on Amazon
2. The extra block with holes for the screw and rods seems unnecessary - can you explain why you added it?
Also, it’s hard to believe this is your first video - you got editing skills! I see a successful UA-cam channel in your future 😁
Thanks man!! I really appreciate it. This is the first video edit like this I've ever done. I just watch a TON of woodworking youtubers. So I picked a bunch of elements from each one. I watched a ton of videos on editing and transitions. I also went to school for audio engineering, so that helps a lot. But I know I need to slow down my transitions between clips. It's a bit hard to focus on whats happening for first time watchers haha But thanks man, that really means a lot. I hope this turns out well. My content on UA-cam will trickle out for the next year or so but my Instagram is almost daily of me building my business and some of the projects I'm working on currently. On top of building furniture and cabinets, I run a handyman business as well just to pay the bill while I build the woodworking portion of my business. My goal is to be financial sustainable on woodworking and UA-cam alone. I just invested in a 18"/36" open ended drum sander so I can start pumping out cutting boards for a little extra revenue. I'll also be making dovetail boxes and other little projects that I'll be selling at farmers markets and craft fairs around SF. If you follow me on instagram, @kinderworks, I'll be sharing all my table locations for people to come find me if there in the area. I'll be bringing this vise ⬆️ with me and working on projects in my tent between talking to people. But to answer your questions haha
1. Its the Yost 9" on Amazon, you nailed it haha
www.amazon.com/Yost-Tools-F10WW-Front-Vise/dp/B01M60Q4NN/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3IA7VTKZ0RQSM&dchild=1&keywords=yost%2Bvise%2Bwoodworking&qid=1606982253&sprefix=yost%2Bvise%2Caps%2C239&sr=8-3&th=1
2. So I didn't think I was going to need anything else because the vise is super solid but once i added to front face to the mouth, there was some serious play. Because I'll be clamping down on one side of the mouth so ofter (cutting joinery), the mouth would have twisted and lost its clamping force on the piece in the vise. I used a cut off of some hard maple and it stiffened a lot of the play. It's not perfect like a Bench Crafted vise would be but it works great.
Don't forget to subscribe! 😆And definitely let me know if you have any further questions!
@@kinder-works ahh that makes sense. Simple enough fix 🙂 I’ll probably go with the Yost too then!
sorry I just saw good work and I applaud the results, I want to imitate his work
Insanely impressive build - great work! Why haven't you made anymore content?
Thanks man! I was so busy with my baby and trying to build out my shop downstairs at my house that I didn’t have time to film and edit. I have a couple videos I’ve filmed for but haven’t had time to edit. I started getting so much work that I’ve had to stop building out my downstairs and start looking for shop space. I’m actually getting the keys to a 1250sqft shop next week and I’ll be making a lot more content. I’ll be making some build videos of everything in my shop. I’ve got at least a month of all day everyday building to get it up and running. I have a customer queue about 4 months long. So the build videos might be minimal but I want to document my first shop build out. You can follow me on Instagram (@kinderworks) for a more day to day thing. I post on there all the time. Well not for the past month because I’ve been looking for a shop but starting next week there will be almost daily updates of the build out. I’m renting a 19’ scissor lift to install the duct work for my dust collector. It’s gunna be fun haha
@@kinder-works Man, those are all definitely good reasons. Best of luck with everything, and I look forward to when you can get back to making videos. Happy Easter!
Thanks man! Happy Easter 🐣
I absolutely love the finished product, however ...... omg there was so many "safety" issues that made my heart skip a beat (or several) *kringe*
Great build! here from Jesse's Generation Woodworks shout out to you. Glad to have found you Thanks
Thank you so much! I’m much more active on Instagram if you want to see more. I’ve been a bit too busy with clients to edit UA-cam videos but I post on Instagram regularly. I will be posting a table build here soon that I’m building right now.
Beautiful and functional piece you made. Nice video editing (altho music kinda loud vs spoken part.) Curious what type of vise (blue) that is. Irwin? Kinda scared about some of those cross cuts with no saw guard/sled.
Thank you! It’s made my work flow so much better not having to rig up a concoction of clamps to hold a component I want to plane haha
About the audio, are you referring to the all spoken parts or just the one towards the end. The one towards the end, I didn’t have a mic yet and the wind made the tent I’m in super noisy. If I turned the gain up too much, the windy tent was very unpleasant. Especially transferring out of the music. If the audio in the beginning was too quiet, that’s something I can take note of. These are definitely notes I want to hear so thank you! 😊
The vise is a Yost 9” vise you can find on Amazon. I need to start linking things in the description like I’m suppose to.
And the unsafe cuts...I literally built a sled for this project because they sketched me out haha you can see it come in early on into the build.
Thanks again for watching! I’ve got a bunch of project video coming. I’m finishing up a build right now and have 3 more on the books. I’d love to hear your feedback on the next videos.
You have talent for woodworking but please take some time and learn how to use your power tools safely especially the tables away. Great video you should make more I enjoyed watching
This was filmed 6 months ago, I’ve done quite a bit of learning since. I’ve also built quite a few jigs and tables to allow me to work more safely. I appreciate the concern though. Looking forward to hearing from you on future videos.
@@kinder-works thanks for the reply showed me I was right to subscribe i was a carpenter for 40 years taught many along the way and now look forward to learning from you best wishes enjoy the ride
@@charlesdolniksr.8486 I’m glad to be a part of your journey and you mine. Thank you!
Nice video bud. Say? Where can I pick up sheet of cork, online or would Lowes or Michael's have it on site?
This was nice! Great job! That thing will probably be used for years. Does the pine (being a soft wood) protect the actual work piece or would it have been any different if made from a harder wood? Thinking of making one myself. Have a like and subscription!
Thank you so much! I used a Douglas fir beam because I had it and didn’t want to spend the money on the hardwood. It definitely helps to protect the piece from dings and dents but I’m currently building a massive split top roubo workbench out of white oak. I literally got 150 bf of solid 1.5” thick white oak for free from a desk on craigslist free stuff. That’s literally $1500 worth of lumber. Always keep an eye out on craigslist for free wood. I’ll be posting about the bench on Instagram. Thank you again for watching and I’ll be posting more stuff soon. I have a commercial shop now that I’ve been building out and haven’t had time to make videos but that will start back up again soon.
@@kinder-works that's awesome! I just bought a lot of elm but it will take me a few years to dry it. Looking forward to the video then (?)
Since making this vise have you had any issues with cracking because of the cross grain glueing of the inner vise jaw?
Where did you purchase the vise parts mate?
Good stuff, thank you for sharing ; but please do something about your music levels.
Sorry to be the bad guy, I'm really worried about your fingers. Get yourself a miter gauge or a crosscut sled for your sablesaw, quickly. The planer/jointer also has a blade guard for a reason. I know too many carpenters without ten fingers. Jonathan Katz Moses can tell you a story... just recently ...
I appreciate your concern but Im guessing you stopped watching after those first couple cuts because I built a crosscut sled after those first couple cuts. It’s in the video.
@@kinder-works
You are right, I send the posting after the crosscut and your jointing with open blade guard. Crosscut sled 👍👍👍 but please keep your fingers further away from the blade. Look again at your ripcuts, sometimes you use the pushstick👍👍
Hello, i was also thinking that the cuts at 1:21 were rather dangerous. I'm not sure, if it's technically possible, but i had the idea that maybe you could add a kind of note in the video at those certain moments, to let unexperienced woodworkers know, that they should better not repeat these steps in that same way.
friendly greetings, ben
Hey Josh, what’s the name of that tool you used at 2:07? Looks like a marking tool I think?
Honest Feedback and suggestion for improvement
First of alI: A great build, simple but elegant. Really inspiring stuff, I am looking to build a small tabletop workbench soon too!
But I have to point one flaw out, which really made the video hard to watch: am sure you fell safe using your table saw, but as a viewer and regular tablesaw user I really felt uncomfortable watching you using your hands un way too small cuts and without any kickback protection, standing right in harms way.
Keep it up! (I know I am 2 years late, but I really felt so torn watching this beautiful build in a really well put together video, but constantly seeing the potential for harm )
Hope you read this, even though the video is two years old by now, stay safe!
What kind of wood are you using for the bench/vise?
I really like the bench and great workmanship, the only criticism is the music, it ended up making me skip through to the end instead of watching it all, but I know that is a personal thing.
Yeah, I totally get that. I won’t be using such intense music anymore haha My next video coming out will be easy going with some voice over about the process. Please subscribe because I’d love more feedback on my next video. I literally just finished the build today. Hopefully I’ll get it out in the next week or so. Thanks for watching and your feedback. Hope to hear from you again.
Can I purchase one of these from you?
Beautiful product. Nice video, but some greater attention to safety would alleviate my concern for your fingers, etc. Please post your plans if you’re willing to share. Grew up in the Bay Area.
Basic foundation are not apply. Table are not mount. When feed in the wood, machine also move. Do you have safety in mind. Sooner your fingers get cut.😮
Need to speed up your video, it's so slow someone maybe able to learn something.
and I'm not good at English
Meticulous!
Talk too much.