Apparatus for holding a ski on a work bench, the ski having a tip end and a tail end comprising: a ski tip hold down assembly comprising: a first base adapted to be secured to the work bench; a first upright stand affixed to the base, the upright stand having a first ski rest on a top surface thereof adapted to support a ski in a base-up orientation; and a ski tail rest assembly comprising: a second base adapted to be used on the work bench in spaced apart relation to the ski tip hold down assembly; and a second upright stand affixed to the base; the second upright stand having a second ski rest on a top surface thereof adapted to support a ski in a base-up orientation, characterised in that the ski tip hold down assembly further comprises a ski tip hold down bar secured to the first upright stand in spaced apart relation to the first ski rest defining an opening between the first ski rest and the ski tip hold down bar; the opening adapted to receive the tip end of a ski in a base-up orientation with the ski tip extending underneath the ski tip hold down bar. a ski tip hold down assembly comprising: a first base adapted to be secured to the work bench; a first upright stand affixed to the base, the upright stand having a first ski rest on a top surface thereof adapted to support a ski in a base-up orientation; and a ski tail rest assembly comprising: a second base adapted to be used on the work bench in spaced apart relation to the ski tip hold down assembly; and a second upright stand affixed to the base; the second upright stand having a second ski rest on a top surface thereof adapted to support a ski in a base-up orientation, characterised in that the ski tip hold down assembly further comprises a ski tip hold down bar secured to the first upright stand in spaced apart relation to the first ski rest defining an opening between the first ski rest and the ski tip hold down bar; the opening adapted to receive the tip end of a ski in a base-up orientation with the ski tip extending underneath the ski tip hold down bar. a first base adapted to be secured to the work bench; a first upright stand affixed to the base, the upright stand having a first ski rest on a top surface thereof adapted to support a ski in a base-up orientation; and a ski tail rest assembly comprising: a second base adapted to be used on the work bench in spaced apart relation to the ski tip hold down assembly; and a second upright stand affixed to the base; the second upright stand having a second ski rest on a top surface thereof adapted to support a ski in a base-up orientation, characterised in that the ski tip hold down assembly further comprises a ski tip hold down bar secured to the first upright stand in spaced apart relation to the first ski rest defining an opening between the first ski rest and the ski tip hold down bar; the opening adapted to receive the tip end of a ski in a base-up orientation with the ski tip extending underneath the ski tip hold down bar. a second base adapted to be used on the work bench in spaced apart relation to the ski tip hold down assembly; and a second upright stand affixed to the base; the second upright stand having a second ski rest on a top surface thereof adapted to support a ski in a base-up orientation, characterised in that the ski tip hold down assembly further comprises a ski tip hold down bar secured to the first upright stand in spaced apart relation to the first ski rest defining an opening between the first ski rest and the ski tip hold down bar; the opening adapted to receive the tip end of a ski in a base-up orientation with the ski tip extending underneath the ski tip hold down bar. a ski tip hold down bar secured to the first upright stand in spaced apart relation to the first ski rest defining an opening between the first ski rest and the ski tip hold down bar; the opening adapted to receive the tip end of a ski in a base-up orientation with the ski tip extending underneath the ski tip hold down bar.