Comments on: That’s Not a Holdfast http://www.popularwoodworking.com/workbenches/schwarz-workbenches/that%e2%80%99s-not-a-holdfast Woodworking advice, woodworking plans, woodworking projects and woodworking blogs Wed, 22 May 2013 07:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: whittuckhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/workbenches/schwarz-workbenches/that%e2%80%99s-not-a-holdfast/comment-page-1#comment-39591 whittuck Fri, 04 May 2012 15:36:13 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=148921#comment-39591 Hi Chris,
Did you see Auriou have a hold fast? An opinions?
http://www.forge-de-saint-juery.com/acatalog/HOLDFASTS.html
Charlie

]]> By: B3yrhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/workbenches/schwarz-workbenches/that%e2%80%99s-not-a-holdfast/comment-page-1#comment-35131 B3yr Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:36:47 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=148921#comment-35131 Chris:

My Roubo bench has a 4″ thick top. With a 4″ thick top, I’m wondering if this holdfast would work just as well if it were a bit smaller, maybe with a 1 3/16 dia shank and approx. 16 inches long. Let me know what you think. Thanks!

Will Robertson

]]> By: jtcwebhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/workbenches/schwarz-workbenches/that%e2%80%99s-not-a-holdfast/comment-page-1#comment-34851 jtcweb Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:38:12 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=148921#comment-34851 Remember – It’s not the tools that make the blacksmith, it’s the blacksmith that makes the tools

]]> By: chopnhackhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/workbenches/schwarz-workbenches/that%e2%80%99s-not-a-holdfast/comment-page-1#comment-34631 chopnhack Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:29:49 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=148921#comment-34631 Very nice Chris, I thought I had seen that holdfast before.

This one made in France is very similar:

http://www.forge-de-saint-juery.com/acatalog/HOLDFASTS.html

]]> By: PurringtonLoomshttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/workbenches/schwarz-workbenches/that%e2%80%99s-not-a-holdfast/comment-page-1#comment-34591 PurringtonLooms Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:32:48 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=148921#comment-34591 That is so bad it’s good. But, you have to understand blacksmithing terms to understand why.

]]> By: affyxhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/workbenches/schwarz-workbenches/that%e2%80%99s-not-a-holdfast/comment-page-1#comment-34561 affyx Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:35:18 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=148921#comment-34561 can you stick a coffee cup or 6″ rule or a big mac in one of the pics so we get an idea of scale?

]]> By: JdLandryhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/workbenches/schwarz-workbenches/that%e2%80%99s-not-a-holdfast/comment-page-1#comment-34521 JdLandry Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:24:26 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=148921#comment-34521 Charles,

sorry to hi-jack this thread, but do you know where I can get the plans for the workbench you built for the wheelchair woodworker?

I would appreciate any assistance you could provide.

Jeff

]]> By: macmarty15221http://www.popularwoodworking.com/workbenches/schwarz-workbenches/that%e2%80%99s-not-a-holdfast/comment-page-1#comment-34491 macmarty15221 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:47:31 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=148921#comment-34491 The last spam?

]]> By: macmarty15221http://www.popularwoodworking.com/workbenches/schwarz-workbenches/that%e2%80%99s-not-a-holdfast/comment-page-1#comment-34481 macmarty15221 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:43:48 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=148921#comment-34481 I’m with psanow, I don’t understand how a tapered holdfast and a correspondingly tapered bench hole can clamp work of substantially different thicknesses. (I’m visualizing a ground glass stopper in a glass bottle here.) It’d make more sense to me if the holdfast was touching the rear edge of the hole at the top, and front edge of the hole as it emerged from the bottom of the benchtop – essentially wedging itself in place, with three points of contact. Am I getting this right, Chris?

]]> By: thelastgluehttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/workbenches/schwarz-workbenches/that%e2%80%99s-not-a-holdfast/comment-page-1#comment-34411 thelastglue Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:08:46 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=148921#comment-34411 Hi Chris,
I have an amazing wood glue I would love you to try. I have looked for an address to send you a free bottle and I can’t find one. It is anaerobic and works amazing on wood. It is approved by the FDA and Harley Davidson Association. Please email me your address at christina@thelastglue.com so you can try it! Christina

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