Buy Wood Bench Pin With Metal Anvil

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The bench clamp is built of strong, thick sectioned, "cast iron." The wooden "pin" is an easily replaceable item which may be readily modified to each individual's preference. This anvil is of the same high quality that I found when I bought my first one in 1965. I gave that away a few years ago when I thought that I would not need it! In "real money" terms this one cost less than did the one back then. Extremely good value for the price!! This is no cheap "clip on!"

PS. It requires that the bench top be of less than ~1¼"/30mm or ~30mm thickness. I quickly chiseled a notch a quarter inch/7mm deep and about ¾/19mm inch wide two inches back into the bottom of my 1½"/38mm shop work bench to allow the clamp screw to slide under the bench top.. Not a problem!! It will easily clamp to jewelers'/watchmakers' benches

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The anvil on this bench pin is heavier than I thought it would be. It appears to be cast iron rather than steel but it is sturdy enough for jewelry sized nonferrous metalwork. The surface appears capable of taking a fair amount of tapping with a light hammer and the nonworking surfaces are painted.

This is the first one of these I've seen, but this one looks like it will work well for the young relative I bought it for. Professional jeweler's benches often have the bench pin slot in the body of the bench itself. The bench pin I made and have used for years is a piece of maple wood I have clamped on my bench with a c-clamp. Its only advantage over this one is that it is long enough so I have room for a square hole in the middle.

This bench pin is held in by the friction of the clamp built into the anvil body. It is reverse-able so that you can have either the flat or the sloped surface up. It will require a vee cut in the end, something that can be done in 10 minutes with a coping saw or a jeweler's saw with a coarse blade.