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I have been looking at the Rockwell Jawhorse for a while It looks like it is well made and would be very useful for many project. Has any one used one of these and if so are they a dependable? I would be grateful for any feed back.
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CV

Thanks beeg. I should have done a search before I ask the question. Sounds like those who have them are happy with them. That was what I wanted to know. I may have to get one. I see a lot of uses with the things I do.

CV3
No meanness intended but sometimes typos can be a real hoot!!! A "jawhaaaaat?
Bill V

wa2crk wrote:CV3
No meanness intended but sometimes typos can be a real hoot!!! A "jawhaaaaat?
Bill V

Oh My!!!! And Titles cannot be changed!!!:D

To each his/her own. They had some JawHorses at the Lowes near me the other day. I looked at them and wiggled them and played with them for a bit. Surprisingly flimsy. There's a lot of slop and flex in them. More than in my old B&D Workmate. I was rather underwhelmed by the device. I'd rather take the money and buy a Workmate or two instead.

foxtrapper wrote:To each his/her own. They had some JawHorses at the Lowes near me the other day. I looked at them and wiggled them and played with them for a bit. Surprisingly flimsy. There's a lot of slop and flex in them. More than in my old B&D Workmate. I was rather underwhelmed by the device. I'd rather take the money and buy a Workmate or two instead.

I have no idea what you were looking at while visiting Lowes. I used my Jawhorse today with a brother who retired as a cabinetmaker from a large school district. He commented that he found my Jawhorse as solid and in some ways more flexible than my workmate. Each has its own strengths. I feel fortunate to own and have use of both. Thinking about it I did see a Jawhorse "look a like" at a local big box storerecently that was flimsy and junk like but it was not a Jawhorse. Jim

foxtrapper wrote:To each his/her own. They had some JawHorses at the Lowes near me the other day. I looked at them and wiggled them and played with them for a bit. Surprisingly flimsy. There's a lot of slop and flex in them. More than in my old B&D Workmate. I was rather underwhelmed by the device. I'd rather take the money and buy a Workmate or two instead.

I have no idea what you were looking at while visiting Lowes. I used my Jawhorse today with a brother who retired as a cabinetmaker from a large school district. He commented that he found my Jawhorse as solid and in some ways more flexible than my workmate. Each has its own strengths. I feel fortunate to own and have use of both. Thinking about it I did see a Jawhorse "look a like" at a local big box store recently that was flimsy and junk like but it was not a Jawhorse. Jim

Yep! I got to agree, I have found the Jawhorse to be a solid and stable device and would recommend it. I use it most often to hold my electric miter-saw (before I mainly used the saw on the floor so a big thumbs up from my back )

My Jawhorse goes almost everywhere with me and is one of the best products I have purchased for my construction type work. Makes into a great tool stand, support, helping hand, vice, support, and work bench...

Who said flimsy??! Not a Jawhorse properly set up!! Great tool but yet a little over priced... Got mine through Amazon for 150.00 with free shipping about 2 years back..