Restoring the Weirdest Vise Ever Made

[@tomnorman5461]

Very interesting, I'd call it an "anvil-vise". I've never seen that design before...not something I say often.

[@patjohnson3100]

Very unusual design. It's cool but because its hollow, you should only do relatively light work I have never seen a vise or anvil like this. Thank you for saving this rare tool.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! This will be more of a shelf queen than a user

[@moadeeb2002]

Just got this same one at a recent flea market. Will be a restore project so thanks for this vid. Extremely helpful 👍

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching

[@larryscarry411]

I have one just like it, but it's broken one of the boys was doing a u joint an tried to press them together and it snapped were the threads go in now I can't find the handle probably hiding under other junk lol. Awesome job redoing the one you have, I've got a drill vise, and now I know how to clean it up!

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Vice is very commonly break when people try to use them for you joints they are not really made for that

[@stephenO1870]

Great Restoraton, that a very cool & clever combo of a vice & Anvil, many hours of good work could be done on that......

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching

[@rawbacon]

I've had one of these for I guess over 25 years now, it belonged to my Grandfather. Not the greatest vise or anvil but they're still kind of a neat unit.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

These are definitely interesting. That's for watching!

[@mastermechanicl8n331]

Gran pieza de colección y curiosa herramienta

[@TheCarlhungness]

I saw a duplicate last year and the owner is trying to figure out what it is worth. Great looking device. Nice job of restoration.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching

[@NumericCubic]

The fractal vice would like a word.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

That thing is definitely super cool

[@swotteh]

That is a "rare bird" ... vise - anvil combination. I like the your work bench too (tool and die bench maybe?), looks like something from when I was young (and yes, once I was young).

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! The workbench is just a simple plywood one I made a while ago for my workshop. I have just worked on many projects on it. It has now been replaced with a big steel top table but I made a lot of stuff on that.

[@thisolesignguy2733]

interesting little visanvil. You should take it to a machine shop and have it machined flat, that would make it a perfect little work piece.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching

[@ron4hunting]

nice old vice . i seen one like it many yrs ago . wish i would have grabbed it , but i didn't as i had no real use for it . i would have painted the sides and bottom of it myself . but everyone has a look that they like . great cleanup on it . and will work great if you bend a lot of metal .

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL]

A lot of effort and good result 👍

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@thomasthompson6799]

Wow I like that vise with nice big anvil. Great restoration!

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Than you! Thanks for watching

[@124adams]

nice job of bringing it back. Keep checking the garage sales for other projects

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video

[@amdidextrous]

OK, so you polished the rust off of an anvil vice...wow..!

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@fernandoclaudiano3588]

Excelence work man

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@Traderjoe]

The only thing I notice is that the inside of the “anvil” portion is hollow. Depending on how thick the top surface is, the horn and top would probably shatter off if it was struck with a hearty blow. It might be more decorative than actually functional, but it’s still cool.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching and you are correct I talked about that in the description.

[@guataco]

Good design, anvil-vise. Perfect for a farrier. Perfect back in service video.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! It's definitely a cool tool

[@davidcoats1037]

Great job on a really cool old item. I hope to come across one of these someday. Take care 😃👍🏼

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@GT_Racer347]

Sweet 👍🏻 👍🏻

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks For watching!

[@patdexter9188]

That thing is cool! I'd love to have one!

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@clarklindquist8137]

I would love this in my shop.....
Nice job

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@АлександрКаюков-о7г]

Отличные малые слесарные тиски, для ремонтных восстановительных работ. Наковальня тут не для кузнечных работ а для разметки и небольшой рихтовки листового метала.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Спасибо за просмотр!

[@skeetersaurus6249]

'Blind hole' anvil vise...usually used by blacksmiths and farriers. Not necessarily 'rare' or 'old', but somewhat 'specialized' for a purpose (blind hole prevents the screw from getting burned or buggered by forged metal).

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

This is not that. The screw goes directly through the jaw. Blind anvil vises has the thread pushing from the back into the jaw.

[@УмиджонАскаров-ш9о]

Веш хороший ну мужик не лежит на диване старается 👍

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Спасибо за просмотр

[@sonnypena194]

I have just the anvil,had no idea it was also a vise at one time.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@rtesimpson]

Great job!

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@keithspencersr.6806]

Wow, seems it could be used for a all purpose vise to me, any research who made it?

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! I looked up the company and I couldn't find much in them

[@rawbacon]

Rock Island Manufacturing Co. ~ Anvil Vise No. 380

[@sashaboyko6343]

So neat!

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching

[@alanmcwilliams4264]

You never disappoint another great restoration. You have any idea what this was used for?

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! It's more of a gimic tool sold to farmers

[@Captpicky]

I picked up one of these last year because I've never seen one before.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Sweet! Have you restored it yet?

[@Captpicky]

@@TheRussianWoodworker I just cleaned up a bit, didn't do as good as job as you did but maybe it will be a winter project

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

@@Captpicky thank you! And if you've got nothing better to do I recommend polishing yours:)

[@vintagemachineworks]

Nice work

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@vladimirstrazhnikov3271]

Nice

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@bungoeth3324]

I like your cat

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching

[@willieboggs7799]

Really thought I was in for a cleaning vid instead of "restore'

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching

[@انسان-ق6ح]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching

[@markneo1]

Excelente trabalho. Parabéns 👏🇧🇷👍

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@jonwatson9765]

Now that's better.
Too often OCD takes over and nothing less than a mirror finish is good enough and then a choice of sometimes strange colours to paint it go concourse standards with highlighted lettering.
Restore: make it good and fit for purpose.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@MatteoBiagiotti]

Is this an anvise?

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Yes it is haha

[@vietnammodeling]

What did you actually restore? You cleaned it up a bit

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

We must've watched different videos

[@vietnammodeling]

@@TheRussianWoodworker Well, removing some rust and grinding off the surface is a bit is not a restoration. Don't get me wrong, it looks much better than it did but there was hardly anything wrong with it to begin with.

[@anthonystrazhnikov2741]

@@vietnammodeling haters gonna hate

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching. Watch my other videos for "proper" restorations

[@cirezane]

It’s a vintage Farriers vise, horse shoes

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Yes and it's cool at that!

[@larrykostopulos1332]

I concur, unusual vice, where do I buy one.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! And you can buy one around 80-100 years ago from a Blacksmith tool catalog

[@goldenhands5295]

good

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@theodorebarrettsr.705]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@moraesteel9268]

Que peca incrível

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching

[@jorgefsanchezmarin]

Me dejó mucho que desear este video... me parece que solo fué un trabajo de limpieza, y no una restauración. Esperaba un final mas "feliz" para esta rara pieza de herramientas de trabajo.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@markbernier8434]

Silversmith's Vise?

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

No. Too big and rough for that. Thanks for watching

[@luisco991]

No entiendo porque tanto afán por dejarlo "como nuevo", si el atractivo son las marcas que van dejando el paso del tiempo.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

That's for watching

[@edwardmartin4894]

What was the writing cast into the lower base..???? You never did let the camera focus long enough for us to read it.......

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! I couldn't make out the lettering on it

[@nightsaber2272]

It's more an anvil with vise jaw)

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching

[@paulwomack5866]

Looks very similar to this one;
th-cam.com/video/2JaEh7Km7WY/w-d-xo.html
This vise-anvil also has a drill function;
th-cam.com/video/yZQQhkFjVLM/w-d-xo.html

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching

[@MusicFurler]

Not really that weird it's just an anvil vise.

[@justinsheffer3343]

A Vicevil

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching

[@cyclebuster]

i have one to sell

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Send me an email through my contact system if the price is right I’d buy it and film a restoration on it.

[@АлексейОжегов-ь2д]

Заипался смотреть как он драит эту деталь 10 минут !

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Спасибо за просмотр

[@СергейМир-б9н]

А где покраска...

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

На них оригинально не было краски.

[@СергейМир-б9н]

@@TheRussianWoodworker понятно😕

[@jl3390]

And that's how you destroy a perfectly flat anvil.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@skeetersaurus6249]

BTW...all that grinding to 'clean it up' is atrocious to anyone looking at it for a 'true work tool'...you could remove blacksmith marks, forging vs casting lines, etc. (not to mention, if you ever want to true a table, it is MUCH better to use a knee mill to do it, not a hand-grinder). I'm guessing you depreciated that vise by 50% by the grinding...(clean-up on a vise like that is no different than taking a grinder to a '65 Mustang, while not understanding what you are doing to affect its value in doing so).

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

This is solid cast iron with no forge welded top. I ground cast iron down to more cast iron. These are more farmer tools than super useful tools. It's more of a showpiece than anything. But you can think what you want:)

[@amille223]

This is NOT the weirdest vice ever made. It’s an anvil vice and is more common than you think. Several viewers commented that they had seen this same vice themselves.
You should have used the term “unique” instead of “weird”, but that wouldn’t have baited people to view your video, would it?!?! This was also
a basic clean and shine, not a restoration. Most new vices are not
shiny, because they are meant to be the work horse of the tool room. Looks darn right silly to see a vice
look like that. There are better ways
to do a finish on a vice....blueing or
Hammerite paint would have been better.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching

[@ПётрКалмыков-я5х]

Еслиб я знал чото не покрасиш я бы не посматрел видео

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Спасибо за просмотр

[@Oleg7777758]

Реставрация была не нужна: вещь и так была в хорошем рабочем состоянии. На третей минуте уже и очищенная. Можно было заканчивать видео, но автор зачем-то начал уродовать вещь болгаркой, испортил плоскость наковальни... зато потом наполирлвал до блеска.
Блеск скоро потускнеет, а косяки останутся

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Спасибо за просмотр

[@УмиджонАскаров-ш9о]

Сагласен но он старался респект👍

[@markneo1]

Bonito trabalho. Parabéns 👏🇧🇷👍

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!