Adds versatility to your vice and bench....since I work on mandolins and guitars this tool adds flexibility regardless of the application ???????????

this frees up so much of my hands for other things

Makes possible the working from both side of the guitar a pleasure!

I was right! I still haven't used it to it's full potential, but I'm getting there. I like being able to swing the work out of the way so you can work on the bench top. Like, the other day, I was fitting a new nut into a bass and had the bass in the vise, then swung it out of the way so I could do some nut shaping...

I admit be skeptical when I first saw this introduced as a new item. However, having a modest workspace and a recent fret dress on a Gibson Les Paul got me thinking about it again. I ordered it, mounted it to my bench and instantly appreciated being able to walk around a guitar I'm working on especially for doing fretwork.

Set this up with my vice on a floor stand, and now I NEVER have an instrument on the work bench any more. 360 access to the instrument in the middle of the floor is amazing, I don't have to keep moving the instrument, I just work around it. One small draw back, felt on the body support is less than ideal, as things can slide off quickly . I modified with some neoprene matting, which is more skid resistant. Maybe this is something that could be included as an accessory.

This tool is very useful for detail work as it provides all around access. Just took a few minutes
To mount to my vice (which I have had by the way for around 12 years and couldnt work without it). I do plan to make another "support" to accomodate my guitars when I mount the headstock in my vice. The photo shows where the lower bout rests on the support. Making a support that is a few inches longer is a quick fix. Love the Body Board. Havent tried to surf with it yet. Ha!

I'm loving my new Body Board. It has definitely given me more space on my bench. It has raised the guitar above the tool level. So I know longer have to worry about the guitar being scratched by a sharp tool that was sitting to close to the guitar on my crowded bench. And of course I can now swing the guitar out and away from the bench. It's terrific for accessing the guitar from the other side.

But the hidden benefit that I didn't realize would happen is that the distance from my eyes to the focal point of my work is much closer now, in a meaningful way. No more bending over to get a closer look. It's like getting a larger computer monitor. Everything is bigger and clearer. That alone has made the Body Board a pleasure to use.

My only suggestion going forward is for Stewmac to include a strip of double stick tape for the felt pad. Having to order a whole roll of tape for this is pretty inconvenient and you know that local hardware stores don't carry thin and wide double sided tape. I learned that the hard way by running all over town to find a roll. Stewmac does have the perfect tape for this but you have to wait for another order to be delivered. This is the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars.

A great accessory and *almost* perfect! Another rater mentioned this and I'll just add my 2-cents:

The upper pedestal could be wider, or the lower pedestal wider and then make use of a side-to-side adjustment.