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Took a few days off from work and made a trip to northern Ohio.

Photo's below of a few Flea market finds. After searching flea markets and finding nothing I hit the jackpot at this one in Hartville Ohio. http://www.hartvillemarketplace.com/ Found so much I could not buy it all. Anyone know a make or age of the saw vise?

Also got to visit Hartville Hardware. What a hardware store. They have EVERYTHING! http://www.hartvillehardware.com/
Keim Lumber in Charm Ohio http://www.keimlumber.com/
A woodworkers dream. Every tool you would want (No Shop smith )

cincinnati wrote:Anyone know a make or age of the saw vise?

My grandfather and father had a similar vise in their shops that they used to sharpen hand saws. It appears to be quite old, maybe from the 20s or 30s time.

I inherited one from my father-in-law. The turn knob is plain, not ornate like the one in your photo. Most of his hand tools are from the mid-30s.

Just an update from what I have learned.

The vice is a Wentworth No. 3 Made in the late 1800's

I guess this design is considered a good one. Tools for working wood has copied the sister of this vice the No. 2. and will be offered soon.

http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/Merc ... Search=saw

Keim's new video... wow!

http://youtu.be/UwtrCZi49RE

enyoc wrote:Keim's new video... wow!

http://youtu.be/UwtrCZi49RE

What a beautiful store! I wish I had gone there when I lived in Akron for a couple of years.


There is a slab at around 1:40. I have one around that size from a giant redwood that I got from my dad. It's 6.5' in diameter and 3" thick.