“Pinch pony” clamp

[Philip Davies]

While not expecting to use this for metalwork, the anvil’s hardy hole seems a convenient location, although it would be better if the clamp jaws were about chest height. The peg in the hardy hole is quite a snug fit and extends to the anvil’s base, but it now needs an oldster plate there to stop it waggling about. The hardy hole is not perpendicular to the anvil’s face.
This is made from a mahogany table leg, from which the reeding was turned away, hence the shape. It would have been a much easier project if the hole for the clamp had been bored before any other work was done, and also a sharper blade in the bandsaw. (The cut was supported on a V-cradle, of course, but it did wander rather.)
Do you think there would be much demand for clamps like these? I thought I’d make 5 more for TFSR ( organisation sending tools to Africa) .