So apologies for the cheesy title and product promotion post but I thought it was about time that we had a further look at the MKII Maguire Wagon Vice. As explained earlier in the year we’ve given it a bit of an overhaul to tweak and make further improvements and enable us to keep up with demand by outsourcing some of the components to a local engineering firm. We’ve been using and selling this new version … Read entire article »

After what turned in to an extensive session of building the Little John workbenches we received some lovely feedback, appreciation and photos from our customers as they were being put to work by their new owners. The comments below were sent through to me earlier this week. Hello Helen, My ‘Little John’ bench arrived today, it was well wrapped and protected for transit. Once I’d got the bubble-wrap, plywood and polythene off and having checked out the … Read entire article »

For those of you who think a workbench should be rough and ready you may well cringe at the bench I have to show you today. In fact when this customer enquired with a request that the workbench should be built from cherry even I thought that was pushing things a bit posh. The workbench was to be a French bench (to be more specific a very chunky Roubo type French bench) made in solid cherry with a … Read entire article »

So far this year we’ve been busier than ever with our vices and we’ve been boxing them up and shipping them out to every corner of the globe. Many customers are kind enough to take the time and send us through photos of their completed benches and here’s a couple that have been finished up this week. Martin – UK   Building a workbench can be a special and sometimes daunting project and the journey can involve a lot … Read entire article »

Now that the long dark, days are behind us we’d like to look forward to the Summer and our next batch of Little John workbenches - we will be starting on the builds in August. Until now we’ve continued to advertise the introductory price of £785.00 but I’m afraid this does have to increase for the next batches. The price will rise to £865.00 although we would like to give a heads up if you have been contemplating taking the … Read entire article »

With leg vices back in popular use there’s a lot of desire to go pin-less. If you’re sticking to the good old fashioned parallel guide and pin though then we say it should be done in style! For our Little John Workbenches we’ve had these tactile pins forged to fit neatly in place and the curl makes for a lovely handle to grab hold of. Just one extra detail that adds to the fun of … Read entire article »

So far this year seems to be the year of customised workbenches. Looking through the schedule there’s an unusual balance of very unique builds compared the number of standard models and some of them are very unique indeed. Taking on one-off work is very exciting; it keeps me interested from the start right through to the very end because I’m as eager as anyone to see the result, something that I miss when I build the … Read entire article »

There’s nothing like a charming character to warm up a long and dreary winter and fortunately we’ve had our Little John to help keep things moving for us this February. The first batch of our smallest workbench began as planned and it’s brought a whole different feel to the workshop. This is far from mass production (still just Richard busy building and myself to keep him organised, oh.. and keep up with the relentless supply of tea. Did … Read entire article »

Our wagon vice has been undergoing a bit of a make over and today I’d like to share the first photo of the prototype. The handle, its most recognisable feature remains the same. I’ve always loved it’s balance and size and certainly didn’t want to loose any of it’s aesthetic through change. So many of our tools are beautifully made and a pleasure to both use and admire and I aim for the same with this … Read entire article »