I needed two similar pieces of wood to prevent my sofa from banging against the wall and damaging it.

Cut the pieces and it was ugly and misshapen. Have a hand pane so I shaved off the jagged bits.

Miter boxes don't help when you can't keep a saw steady.

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

You already have a bench vice, because you are asking questions like this. The things you've got in your pictures can, and are, doing everything a bench vise can do for you. What dissatisfied you about your original set of blocks? I've got a few tricks up my sleeve that might help you out

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I think he just wants to add a vice and not get advice.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    I'm just sharing my workaround for not having a bench vice... Felt to bust out 4 clamps for this. It still wabbled. The biggest issue ia my clamps being taller than my work piece so I hit the clamps with my hand plane.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    My issue with the miter box was I started to curve a bit and cut into the plastic. I aligned it to finish the cut and ended up with (not pictured) messy zigzag.

    I got sandpaper and my hand plane out and realized the danger my fingers could be in so I clamped it up.

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