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 ...

A vise isn't the first thing you buy when setting up your workshop, but maybe it should be. They aren't the sexiest tools and the basic designs haven't changed in centuries, but when you need a solid ...

Chances are pretty good that most of us have used a bench vise to do things far beyond its intended use. That’s understandable, as the vise may be the most powerful hand tool in many shops, capable of ...

A good bench vise is an essential tool in any shop. Here are tips and facts about those oft-overlooked necessities: A blacksmith’s vise, aka a leg vise, is bolted to a work bench but has a leg that ...

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 ...

A century-old patent gets reborn as the MetMo Pocket Grip, a tiny parallel-jaw vise tool that’s seriously overengineered. If you’re a bike guy, chances are you’re a tool junkie too. It kinda comes ...