Hi from Matt the stonemason

Hi my name is Matt and I am a stonemason by trade and I specialise in cemetery conservation. I have recently bought a house in the blue mountains and did lots of the renovations myself and it has sparked a serious interest into wood working!

I am going to have a lot of questions along the way, but I am sure you already knew that. It will be a while before I can set up a decent workshop, its on the to do list (which is getting far to long....)

The house I bought is from the early 1970's and I found a tonne of old random trinkets and tools, including old vice under the house but its missing the rear section (no idea what its called) when I do build a decent bench, I would love to mount the vice on it, to keep the connection from the previous owner of my house.

Due to my lack of knowledge on vices and nobody around to teach me, I thought I would ask around and stumbled upon this fantastic forum! Any advice you could give me about the vice would be great, if this should be moved into a specific forum, just let me know.

Cheers
Matt

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G'Day & Welcome to a top forum "Matt".
There are a stack members across the Sydney area plus the rest of the country.....
You'll find a heap of helpful & knowledgeable blokes & ladies on the forum and for most very willing to assist.
Make sure you show off your handiwork as everyone loves a photo, especially WIP [Work In Progress] photos with build notes.
Enjoy the forum.
Enjoy your woodwork......
Cheers crowie

PS - Keep an eye out for a get together for the Sydney area forum members; Great way to met & make friends.

And sir on the vice, may I suggest you post the photos & questions in either general or antique tools to gain a wider viewing with the forum members...

Welcome to the forum Matt.

Welcome.

Hi Crowie, thanks for the welcome and suggestion on moving the post!

Hi Matt, welcome to the forum.

Regards
Keith

The house I bought is from the early 1970's and I found a tonne of old random trinkets and tools, including old vice under the house but its missing the rear section (no idea what its called) when I do build a decent bench, I would love to mount the vice on it, to keep the connection from the previous owner of my house.

Welcome