Witness the restoration of a rusty antique jeweller bench vise as it is carefully ... casting marks are smoothed out with a file. The vise parts are hand-sanded with various grits, followed ...

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

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 ...