In my opinion a dog isn't very useful on a front vise. I'd add spacers to
the vise mount to drop its height, mortise the back jaw into the bench, and
add a mortised sleeve over the front jaw. Here's how I did a similar thing
on the bench I built:
http://home.earthlink.net/
~nateperkins1/Woodworking/projects/workbench04/P8260187.JPG


Is that vise a Record 52-1/2?

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