This episode highlights the process of building an English style workbench. A woodworker standing at a workbench is a classic image of the craft. This episode of the Woodsmith Shop walks through the ...

In any proper workshop you want to be able to securely hold a workpiece, whether it’s a tiny PCB or a heavy piece of forged steel. [Jason Marburger] from Fireball Tool needed a really large heavy-duty ...

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Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A workshop isn’t complete until it has a bench vise. Without it, you’ll find yourself ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. A vise will make an amazingly versatile addition to your workbench. Who among us hasn’t wished for a second pair of ...

We tested the handle-and-screw action of the vise by loosening and opening the jaws and then closing them again. The ...

Why You Want One: A vise is handy for all manner of repairs and projects. Mounted on your workbench, it holds metal firmly in position while you cut it, grind it, file it, or cut threads in it or on ...

The new HDM690 Vise from Kurt Manufacturing (www.kurtworkholding.com) has a 9-inch jaw opening for clamping large parts. The vise has repeatable 0.001-in. accuracy and minimal stationary jaw ...

"What do you do when you're a woodworker wanting a masterpiece workbench but think all available twin-screw vises kinda suck?" You build your own. Or at least that's what Colorado-based woodworker and ...

Machine shop wisdom says the lathe is the king of machine tools. We ascribe to that belief, although the common aphorism that the lathe is the only tool that can make copies of itself seems a bit of a ...

Vintage Vise-Grips made in the original factory in DeWitt, NE are identified by “Petersen Manufacturing, DeWitt, NEBR” in the logo and by a roll pin that attaches the release handle. Newer Vise-Grips ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to modify a pair of inexpensive €1 pliers into a small hand vise designed to grip small parts from the inside diameter. This allows easy access to the edges or top ...