Hey Randy, hey Bob, hey all,
On my Veritas Worksurface, since many years I use these Veritas® Bench Blades entirely made of steel (cast & turned) which are available here with either 3/4″ (19.05 mm) or 20 mm post, and a 1/4-20 T-Bolt version is also available.
They do not lift the workpiece, their jaw face has 5° inward cant. Their jaw projects 1/4″ (6.35 mm) above work surface.
Also there is a version with a Wedge-lock post that anchors firmly in a through-hole in material as thin as 5/8″ (15.9 mm) (depending on the strength of the material) or in a blind hole that is a minimum of 1 3/8″ deep (38.1 mm).
Veritas Bench Blade - Lee Valley Tools
EDIT 2023-11-09: Some links above seem broken. Here recent links that work, I will put them in soon.
- Veritas Worksurface – veritastools.ca
- Veritas Worksurface – leevalley.com
- Item 13K1020, Veritas 1/4-20 T-Slot Track Bench Blade – leevalley.com
- Item 05G2210, Veritas Bench Blade, 3/4" Standard Post – leevalley.com
- Item 05G2212, Veritas Bench Blade, 3/4" Wedge-Lock Post – leevalley.com
- Item 05G2213, Veritas Bench Blade, 20mm Standard Post – leevalley.com
- Item 05G2214, Veritas Bench Blade, 20mm Wedge-Lock Post – leevalley.com