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Williamsburg Holdfast
A holdfast is a specialized bench tool that is used to hold work to the bench by jamming into a hole in the top of a workbench. The hole most be drilled just larger than the shaft of the hold fast, but loosely enough so that the holdfast will jam when top is hit with a mallet. A holdfast will only work properly when the arm has enough flex in it to keep the workpiece taught against the bench and keep the shaft jammed. Some cast iron holdfasts are sold, but these will never work optimally because they do not have the right amount of spring. Our holdfasts are made for us by a blacksmith who is employed at Colonial Williamsburg. They have just the right spring to work just like the original ones did.
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| Williamsburg Holdfast
Requires a hole in your workbench of the proper size. The optimal hole sizes varies slightly with bench thickess. |
$49.95 | |||
