4-1/2" Record vise large enough?

[Gary Ranson]

Is a 4-1/2" vise large enough to use for knife making? I am looking at a Record 3TON-3VSB that has a swivel base as it seems to be the best made vise available locally.


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[RHINOKNIVES]

as long as you are not making monster bowies.

 

[R Dannemann]

Those are very nice vises and will work well for you.

There are two of them in my shop. Did make soft covers for the jaws out of 1/8x1 aluminum angle with a magnetic strip glued on, to prevent marking knives.