Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The screw which secures the vise-jaw of a carpenter's bench.
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The bench should have a joiner's "bench-screw" attached to the back leg for holding work which is to be carved on its edges or ends.
Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship George Jack 1894
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"bench-screw," as it is called; that is, a screw which passes through the bench into the back of the work, which may thus be turned about at will; also, if the work is very thick, they hold it in position by means of a bench "holdfast," a kind of combined lever and screw; but neither of these contrivances is likely to be required by the beginner, whose work should be kept within manageable dimensions.
Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship George Jack 1894
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