PopSci Hobby Desk

Then there were two relief slots milled in that are .094" wide by 11/16" long.

The Deck Beam Vise was then heat treated by hardening and tempering to a spring temper.

When I put the deck beam vise in a vise and the part to be cut in the Deck Beam Vise, I center the wood by aligning a center mark on the part with a line engraved at the center of the Deck Beam Vise.

The upper ends of the wood are aligned with the curvature of the Deck Beam Vise.

Closing the vise with a gentle pressure so as not to crush the wood, but enough to hold it securely, I use a hobby knife to rough out the shape, then a mini spoke shave and progressively finer sandpaper to finish the beam.

Works very well.

Recently , on another forum ( ship modeling) , I saw a forming and bending device to do what my vise does.

However, this is done by laminating a number of strips in a clamp bar. That is OK, but does leave exposed edges. Since my beams are cut from the solid, there are no laminations....BTW, the designer and maker of that device is Alexei Baranov, THE premier shipmodeler in all of Russia. We have been in touch by e-mail and exchanged ideas, etc....