Poor Man’s 
Contest Report

Carvers have a reputation for resourcefulness among other woodworker’s. Perhaps it’s because we see carving potential in every block of wood, each downed tree we run across. Whatever the reason, you — the readers of WCI — have certainly proved it all over again by the number and quality of entries we received. Making the final selection was a very, very difficult task.
Lynn Diel’s $17.97 vise appealed to us because it required no special tools or skills to make and used widely available, cheap component parts.
While only one project was selected, we’ll be featuring others in our Tips column over the next few issues.

The inspiration for this 
combination eyebolt vise/ bench hook came from Joel Hull’s bench hook cam in WCI Issue #1. 
Note that the dowel can act as a pivot, allowing the vise to move and exert pressure at an angle as well.

The eyebolt vise works best for flatwork or short carving projects like this boot. Cost for making this Eyebolt Vise? Around $13.00.

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