I have a couple of completely hand forged leg vises, one he'd certainly appreciate. I found it sticking out of the tundra north of Nome. 75#. Even the teeth on the jaw faces are hand cut and it's stamped with a date of 1899, the year when the Nome gold rush started. It seems to not have been used much as the teeth are pristine. I've given all sorts of blacksmithing equipment away, including recently a 150+lb anvil, but I'm keeping the leg vises for now.
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