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I wrote up a page on Moxon vises for the local guild. IMO a really great tool. http://www.pegasusguitars.com/the-moxon-vise.html

Good idea and a great tutorial - thanks Bob! Another thing on my to-do list . . .Bruce W.

Bob

It looks like if you have the guitar in the vice so that the neck joint is up and close to level with the top of the jaws - like you would have when working on that area - that the lower bout will hit the lower vice handle. Could you fasten it to the end of the bench with a couple of vertical clamps to avoid that, or install a flat board under the back jaw that could be clamped to the bench? Nicely done with the curved jaws.

Something like the ends of this one with holdfasts/clamps at the end

https://toolsforworkingwood.com/store/item/MS-MOX.XX

Great job, Bob. Mine is much simpler and accomplishes the same thing. Take a look at http://www.wellsguitars.com/Articles/Guitar_Holder.php
I have been using this since about 1995 and have never cracked or broken any instrument.
Sylvan

Ed, I have no issues using the vise in the dimensions I made it in for the work that I do.. I don't do repairs, so I never have a need to clamp up a guitar with the neck on it.There are far more elegant versions out there and simpler ones like Sylvan's (no criticism meant Sylvan). What ever works. -Bob

Ed,
I reread your post and missed what you meant the first time. I have different jigs that I use for working on the dovetail or neck joint, so I never have the guitar down in the vise like that. To use it like that I would have to move it out from the table to clear the vise. Easily done. I would probably want to make the vice wider too, with the pipes further apart.-Bob

Bob

I have a twin screw end vice that I convert easily for guitars. The screws are 20" apart and that is almost perfect for being able to angle the body so one of the sides is up

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/ ... 301955987/

Just 1/4" plywood with 2 3/4"square pieces to allow for the bend, like you did. I put some foam pipe insulation on the screws for padding

Ed, That's the nice version of a Moxon. You are lucky to be able to have a workbench like that. I just don't have the room, or a nice bench, so I improvise. Enjoy your woodwork.-Bob

Bob,

Thanks of posting this and the link to your instructions. I just finished making one. It seems to hold the guitar well. Much more secure than what I was doing before.

John

I wanted to thank you again for this post and detailed plans. I built mine right after you posted this, and put it aside. Now I finally got to use it.

I am doing some final touch up work on the sides of my build. The last time I worked on the sides I had the box in my cradle that was awkwardly clamped in a small vise. Made me really nervous. The cradle is nice for some things, but it didn’t hold the box well when working on it.

So, I got it out yesterday and the vise worked wonderfully. It seemed to hold the guitar securely and safely. I felt much more comfortable working the guitar sides. So, much better than what I had before.

Thanks again.