Comments on: Highly Recommended: Gramercy 14" Saw Vise

By: roger tumbleson

roger tumbleson — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:14:58 +0000

Chris, For nearly fifty years my Stover Mfg Co saw vise has served me well and still clamps tight as a bear trap.
But the Gramercy looks like o good one.
Roger

By: Gordon Conrad

Gordon Conrad — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:27:16 +0000

Chris,
Agree that all should be able to sharpen our own saws. Thanks to my own initiative, Pete Taran’s site and the last WIA sessions on saws, I am now sharpening my own saws. Living in New England vintage saw vices frequently show up at auctions and yard sales for about $5 to $10. I use a Henry Disston & Sons No. 1 for my sharpening for which I paid $15. If I had known that you were having a problem with your Wentworth, I would have sent you a vintage Sargent which worked well for me, but that has been sold at the last tailgate sesssion at a local tool auction. As I’m 66 in 12 days, the Disston will last me the rest of my life. Keep up the great blogs.
r/ Gordon

By: kees

kees — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:19:39 +0000

why not buy and use 2 of them?

By: Brian Ogilvie

Brian Ogilvie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:01:04 +0000

I’ll never forget your previous post (since I can imagine my little girl saying it too):

"Daddy has a saw problem."

Brian

By: John Cashman

John Cashman — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:41:36 +0000

I’ve had mine for a while, and have learned more about sharpening saws since I’ve had it than in all the years before. It locks up rock solid, and there is zero vibration when filing.

I had bought five antique saw vises over a couple of decades, and a Wentworth was my favorite. But it had so many problems I put off using it from shear frustration. Considering all the money I put into the antiques, the Gramercy is a bargain.

I’m a little concerned about the raw steel. My shop is below grade, and chances are I will get some rust. But I’m also too busy to do anything about it until it rears its ugly head.

By: Mike Siemsen

Mike Siemsen — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:43:58 +0000

Chris,
I liked mine well enough to blog about it too. The fact that I only have to move the saws once is a big plus. I must say that I couldn’t see the sense of leaving it unpainted so I took it apart, wiped it down with lacquer thinner and sprayed it with some rustoleum bronze metal finish. I also added a handle. I have a Wentworth too and I like it, but the new one is worth the price.
Mike

By: David Chidester

David Chidester — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:30:49 +0000

Nice!! I’m sold!