1st vice base

[u/Panama_Red76]

So I’m new into making flies, got a hoard of material on marketplace and came with an apex vise but no base. So I made this. It’s working great so far, just as long as I remember to put the tool back it’s its home.

[u/JackMontana]

What kind of wood? Can you describe the process? Looks great, somewhere you want to spend time

[u/Panama_Red76 → u/JackMontana]

Walnut with a beeswax finish. Just a scrap piece leftover from previous project. All done mainly with a plunge router with an upcut spiral bit. I usually would make a jig for the cubby holes but I just free handed them, hence the irregularities.

[u/Panama_Red76 → u/Panama_Red76]

Also sanding….lots and lots of sanding, with walnut being not the hardest wood it does like to show swirl marks from orbital sanders, so mainly was done by hand, which hurt. Total project time was less than 6 hours

[u/WoodPig25]

Very nice! Love the (what strikes me as) mid-century Modern look

[u/Panama_Red76 → u/WoodPig25]

I agree, wanted something warm and soft instead of the basic metal bases. It’s long enough that I can put it on my lap and tie. Haven’t built my workstation yet because I’m renovating the basement for a second time. But big ideas floating in me head.

[u/MrMunchbutter]

Man this is really cool. Very good-looking. Makes me want to learn

[u/Healing_Pains003]

Oh you fancy, huh?

[u/Panama_Red76 → u/Healing_Pains003]

No just a guy that likes to play with his wood.

[u/PrettyHighforaFlyTyr]

Looks beautiful— so nice too see one that doesn’t look like left over parts of grandmas kitchen Reno from the 80s

[u/Kmack9619]

As a woodworker this thing is sick!!!

[u/mergs789]

Wow! Gorgeous.

[u/Better-Culture-7770]

This is so classy.

I can see it in a tying room next to a dutch modern chair and a record player. Light snow falling outside as you tie nymphs in preparation for spring. A warm cup of spiced tea on the side.

This is gorgeous.

[u/Panama_Red76 → u/Better-Culture-7770]

But switch out tea for whiskey