A vise will make an amazingly versatile addition to your workbench. Who among us hasn’t wished for a second pair of helping hands when struggling with a project? A well-made bench vise is the ...

Being enthusiastic DIYers, we were excited to test the top bench vises for ourselves—and determine which ones really offered the gripping power we needed. We decided to try them in our own workshop.

The back of the vise is mounted inside the workbench, which keeps the look clean and doesn’t take up any bench space.

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 ...