Hey first of all hope this is not in the wrong folder but I didn't see one that it would fit any better in. I've had to give up my workshop to go to graduate school, so I made this setup with the help of my father in law! I've very excited about it. My workshop was mostly knife making focused, and this will be a nice change. Open, clean, quiet, relaxing!
2" steel tube and a 1/2" plate from the scrap yard. Cost me $20, not including the vise, which I've had! Jaws are padded with leather, for an optimal grip that won't mar the bow! Eventually I'll clean the rust off and get some paint on it. All I'm waiting for now is some shims to keep it from wobbling and some nicer weather! Btw, weighs about a million pounds!
I used to have the vise mounted right on my tailgate, but it was too heavy and messing up my latches.