John Company Vice and Clamp

10/05/2026

10/05/2026

Hallo again people with vices... apologies for not being online for a while... its been a busy period outside of vices for me. But things are beginning to settle down again. Enjoy these shots of that Samsonia 38a. ☝️next post up.
We're onto a massive Woden 190/8a now. But it needs some work. See you all again soon.

08/02/2026

Good morning, people.
Well it's John Company that's undergoing a bit of a revamp this weekend. I've accumulated so much c*ap over the last five years. So I've decided to strip out the workshop and have a clearout. There is sooo much rubbish...there's new racking for the tools and there's generally going to be so much more space... Its going to take a few days. Anyway. The Samsonia 38a is finished, just awaiting the arrival of the new jaws. Once they're fitted, photos here first.

27/01/2026

Picked this up late last year. Although filthy and neglected, it was in very good condition. Soon found out Record 24s are very heavy, weighing in at 80lbs. After a Christmas of flu and illness and a couple of weeks of recovery JCV&C is refurbishing vices again. Stay tuned, we have a very large Parkinson and the biggest of the Samsonias coming up, along with another record 74 and and incredibly rare 1922 Bayliss 3 piece.
Like and share, please, it really helps keep the lights on at JCV&C

25/11/2025

Video to accompany previous post

25/11/2025

Well this is a first for JCV&C...I was asked to restore a Woden E/8a, a very heavy 6inch vice. It was still in original blue paint with a very sloppily applied coat of red that had mostly peeled off, topped off with a nasty coat of tarry dust laden grease.
The vice hade suffered some abuse coupled with some botched repairs to the quickslide mechanism. After a two hr fight with the quickslide this evening, it's resplendent in its boiled linseed finish. It's a gorgeous piece with beautifully designed castings and I've put an E8 on my to acquire list. I will miss this old english veteran when it goes back to its owner.

05/09/2025

And for my next trick ... well let's see what happens!

05/09/2025

Collected this Record 23 from Gosport a month or so ago. After much thought decided not to re finish it and leave it original... came out alright I thought.

05/09/2025

Finished this very crisp Record 22 this week...

27/07/2025

Here's something a little different... a record no 551 tool table with a no 84 vice. The table is factory drilled for a no3. So rather than drilling more holes, I used this wooden plinth to convert it to the 84