Knife making Vise

[benny_chapman]

Finally got around to making a knife vise on the weekend. Cost around $20 in materials. Was dead simple, cant believe I had not done it sooner. Clamps blade in, rotates in two planes. 50mm NB heavy wall pipe slide into square tube (65mmx2mm). Took about an hour. I used 22mm quarter round wood, glued and pinned to half round as it was way cheaper than 45mm round and I didn't have a band saw to split it. An aluminium strip protects the wood, I should have used steel but didnt have anything ready to go, had the aluminium left over from another project. May need to replace it over time but it doesnt need much force to hold a blade so should last a while.