Hold on. Hold down!

[WoodWrangler]

Ok, this time I'm serious ... the last one for a while. The birthday money is now REALLY gone.

And YES, I have a workbench for these (I just want to build a bigger one!) ... so I'm planning ahead (yeah, cart before the horse ... I know!)

I'll also use this time to show-off my little shop helper

 

[JackLeg]

Nice dogs, Jeremy. Cute helper.

 

[PChristy]

Ok, this time I'm serious ...

:rotflm::rotflm::rotflm::rotflm:

 

[woodArtz]

Hot diggity dogs! Nice haul Jeremy! :icon_thum:icon_thum

 

[flatheadfisher]

The Veritas® Surface Clamps are awesome. I want to get another one. I have one of the Veritas® Wonder Dogs too. If I had it to do over again, I would have bought two of the surface clamps. I don't have the Veritas® Hold-Downs, let us know if you like them better than the surface clamps. I guess for larger pieces you can't use the surface clamps.

 

[erasmussen]

The hold downs are really nice, but the shop helper is super :icon_thum

 

[mshel]

Jeremy,

Is this another craigslist find? I would like to have some of the left overs if there is any :gar-La;:gar-La;:gar-La; Just joshun' Nice haul

Mike

 

[WoodWrangler]

Is this another craigslist find?

Actually, yes. Maybe I should reveal (the not so much) secret in hopes you guys will save me some money! :rolf:

 

[MrAudio815]

Very Nice shop helper!!!!

Oh was there tools on here? :gar-La;

 

[PeteQuad]

Very nice! I have one of the wonder dogs and wish I had some more - they are not cheap. You will get totally addicted to the marking rule - that thing makes measuring precise. For the hold downs I use the plain iron ones; I prefer to bash things with a mallet than turn anything, but those sure do look nice. That is a nice haul!

 

[TracyP]

The shop helper is the best part of this gloat. Adorned with the required safety glasses. Just too cute. And the hold downs are ok too:gar-La;.

 

[Alan in Little Washington]

Nice haul!! I'm hoping to get some LV pups and dogs this coming Friday.

The best bash 'em type holddowns are by Gramercy.

 

[LeftyTom]

Is your helper taking notes, or working on a "Daddy do" list?

 

[WoodWrangler]

For the hold downs I use the plain iron ones; I prefer to bash things with a mallet than turn anything, but those sure do look nice. That is a nice haul!

Who is the maker of the ones you are using? One of the magazines not too long ago compared hold-downs of this type and I think came to the conclusion that the Veritas ones were pretty darn good, but I think they too favored some made by a couple blacksmiths in the US (but I don't remember who).

 

[WoodWrangler]

Is your helper taking notes, or working on a "Daddy do" list?

She's a good helper ... it's her mama making the HUGE to-do list!

 

[Alan in Little Washington]

Who is the maker of the ones you are using? One of the magazines not too long ago compared hold-downs of this type and I think came to the conclusion that the Veritas ones were pretty darn good, but I think they too favored some made by a couple blacksmiths in the US (but I don't remember who).

I think he might be talking about the Gramercy also. They fit 3/4" holes just like the Veritas.

 

[PeteQuad]

I have both the Gramercy and Jorgenson (4 1/2") holdfasts. The Gramercy ones are real nice and have a long reach, but they are heavier and don't work as well in my Blum work bench (I think they require a little more depth). So I mostly use the Jorgenson ones. (Gary Blum sells them: http://www.blumtoolco.com/ under clamps and they are on Amazon also http://www.amazon.com/REACH-BENCH-HOLD-DOWN-CLAMP-JORGENSEN/dp/B000KUVQEY/ref=pd_sim_hi_6) . They hold down with great force, as does the Gramercy when I use it on my deeper bench.

I usually stick a piece of leather belt on the end to stop any marking.

 

[Jerome B]

I think he might be talking about the Gramercy also. They fit 3/4" holes just like the Veritas.

You're inviting tool lust with pictures like this.

Nice shop helper.

 

[WoodWrangler]

Gramercy, by name, doesn't ring a bell ... then again, not sure I'd remember the name anyway. I do remember the holding end of the ones they really favored had what looked like a leaf design.

 

[PeteM]

I think this is what you're looking for:

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/The_Mystery_of_Holdfasts/