How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

A workbench without a vice is nothing more than just a table. A carpenter's vice is a necessary tool for every craftsman. They provide reliable fixation of wooden and metal parts during processing.
The design is based on a Moxon vice with two screws - a reliable, budget-friendly and easy-to-manufacture option. In addition, a handmade tool is twice as pleasant to use as a purchased one. Therefore, catch the instructions on how to make a carpenter's vice from wood with your own hands.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

Will need


Necessary materials:
  • 2 pieces of plywood 10 mm thick (the sponge on the workbench is 480 x 90 mm, the second no more than 250 x 80 for the handles),
  • Beam 45x90 mm, length 480 mm;
  • Drills of various diameters - 1, 4, 8, 10, 12 mm;
  • Studs M10x250 - 2 pcs. (I would recommend using all M12 fasteners, but I couldn’t find any driving nuts of that diameter);
  • Wood screws;
  • Drive nuts M10 - 4 pcs.;
  • Ring crowns for wood of various diameters;
  • Forstner drill (for lack of availability, I used a 22 point drill bit);
  • Wood glue;
  • A short piece of steel wire with a diameter of 1 mm.

Required tools:
  • Screwdriver;
  • Clamp - 2 pcs.;
  • Hammer;
  • Square;
  • Pencil;
  • Chisel (not needed if you use a Forstner drill);
  • Wire cutters.

Step-by-step instructions for making a carpenter's vice:


1. Measure 10 cm on both sides of the plywood, center and mark the points of future holes for screws.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

2. For convenience, we secure the plywood and timber together with a clamp.
3. Drill through the marked points a hole with a diameter of 12 mm. Use a drill depending on the diameter of your studs plus 2 mm.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

4. Using a drill, we make 3-4 mm holes for self-tapping screws for further fastening the future fixed part of the vice to the workbench. We place the holes 2 at the edges and 2 in the middle, making a small indent from the edges.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

5. To ensure that the heads of the screws are hidden using a metal drill with a diameter of 12 mm, we make small indentations in the holes made.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

6. Attach the plywood to the workbench using wood screws.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

The stationary vise jaw is ready.
7. Next, using the holes for the studs (12 mm) in the plywood as a guide, we drill the workbench itself.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

8. Take 2 M10 driving nuts (they are also called mortise nuts) and drive them into the workbench from the reverse side.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

9. Take a small piece of plywood, mark and center the diameters of the future handles on it using wood bits.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

Select the diameter of the handles to suit your hand - I chose 67 and 54 mm.
10. It is necessary to mark 2 large washers and 2 smaller ones with a diameter of 1.5-2 cm.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

11. Drill a hole in the middle of each marked diameter, the diameter of which will coincide with the diameter of the guide drill in the crowns - in my case it is 8 mm. You can skip this step and immediately drill the hole with a standard central drill bit for ring bits.
12. Using crowns, cut out the washers and sand their edges with sandpaper.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

13.Using a drill equal to the outer diameter of the cage nut (12 vv), we expand the holes in the small washers.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

14. In the large washers, we drill small recesses with a 22 Forstner drill so that the caps of the driving nuts can be inserted there without gaps. In the absence of it, I had to make holes with a feather drill and work a little with a chisel.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

15. We insert the mortise nuts and drive them into small washers.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

16. Screw the studs flush with the nut head.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

17. Now you need to lock the threaded connection. Attach both structures with a clamp to a convenient surface. I used a timber for future vices.
18. Using a 1mm metal drill, make holes in the caps of the cage nuts along the thread boundary. Drilling depth is no more than 1 cm.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

19. Cut pieces of steel wire of the same length and insert them into the drilled holes to secure the structure.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

20. Lubricate the sides of the washers with wood glue and tightly fasten them together coaxially, securing them with a clamp until completely dry.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

21. Using a 3-4 mm drill, make two holes on the inside of the handles on each side of the stud with a depth of no more than 10 mm.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

22. Make hidden chamfers for the screw heads.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

23. For reliability, secure the parts of the handle with wood screws.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

24. Insert the pins into the holes in the large block and screw them to the main part on the workbench.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

25. The vice is ready.
How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

How to make a simple carpenter's vice for a workbench

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