Pony Jorgensen 27091 Medium Duty Woodworker's Vise, Orange, Grey, 9-Inch By 7-Inch

Woodworking is a hobby for me, not my livelihood but I always wanted a woodworker’s vice. This one is exactly what I was looking for. It's very well made and the price is very reasonable. Regarding the reviews; mine arrived the next day, not 3 weeks later as the only 2-star complaint stated. That was probably a shipping issue and not the seller’s fault. I also saw complaints stating it doesn't come with instructions. While that is true, mounting it to a work bench is pretty straight forward. If you want the top of the clamp to be the same height as your work bench, you'll need to shim for that, but it’s no big deal. I added a 3/4-inch piece of scrap oak to my 1-1/2 in thick bench to bring the total thickness to 2-1/4 in. but I still had to add about 1/16 in of shim stock to get it perfect. I also saw someone say the dog doesn't stay in place. That's not true, its spring loaded and will stay at any height you raise it to. Another complaint was the guide bars are crooked. Mine are perfectly parallel and aligned, the vice opens and closes very easily. And another complaint which is sort of valid is that the 2 center holes on the back plate are 6mm metric, not 10/24 as they look. But you really don’t need to use these holes to attach a board to the back plate. I used the 2 outer holes and simply ran a 2-1/2 in deck screw through the oak board and through back plate into my bench. I also used 2-1/2 in wood deck screws with washers to attach the vice to my bench on the bottom side. I used #10x3/4 sheet metal screws to attach the front oak board to the front plate. One last thing worth mentioning is that I also notched out my work bench so the back plate of the vice is recessed into the bench 1/2 in and the back board is up against the bench. That was the hardest part of attaching the vice but was simply a personal preference. I could have simply attached 1/2 in boards to the bench to fill in the gap between the backer board and the bench on the right and left side of the back plate. All in all, I’m very satisfied with the quality of the vice and would certainly recommend it to anyone with the slightest assembly skills. If it isn’t apparent how to attach it to a bench without instructions you probably don’t need it. By the way, this is the first item I ever bought from Amazon that doesn't have several 1 star complaints.

Good, inexpensive vice. Will allow easy use for most projects

Great product for the price. Mounted easily to a wooden work bent. No mounting hardware is included, but not a deal breaker. Vise jaws turn very smoothly, and hold tightly. This is a good DIY addition to a woodworking shop for a beginner. Vise seems durable. Jaws are pre drilled and tapped for installing the vise to a bench, and securing wood slats to the interior of the jaws. Vise is listed as medium duty, seems to work fine.

Good quality, vise closed flush and square and is sturdy. With 3/4" wood on both plates of the vise the jaw opening is 7 1/2". It's an upgrade for me. It's not replacing my Irwin 6" woodworking vise, but I have a need for the larger jaw opening of the Pony so have 2 vises on the bench now.0

I easily installed this vise clamp and it works like a charm. Build quality is great and fits what I need it to do. I use it all the time.

Very well made. Very easy to mount and has a big mouth capacity for larger pieces. I put some thin wood scrap pieces on the inside to protect items from dents and scratches. I used double sided gorilla tape-works great.

Woodworking is a hobby for me, not my livelihood but I always wanted a woodworker’s vice. This one is exactly what I was looking for. It's very well made and the price is very reasonable. Regarding the reviews; mine arrived the next day, not 3 weeks later as the only 2-star complaint stated. That was probably a shipping issue and not the seller’s fault. I also saw complaints stating it doesn't come with instructions. While that is true, mounting it to a work bench is pretty straight forward. If you want the top of the clamp to be the same height as your work bench, you'll need to shim for that, but it’s no big deal. I added a 3/4-inch piece of scrap oak to my 1-1/2 in thick bench to bring the total thickness to 2-1/4 in. but I still had to add about 1/16 in of shim stock to get it perfect. I also saw someone say the dog doesn't stay in place. That's not true, its spring loaded and will stay at any height you raise it to. Another complaint was the guide bars are crooked. Mine are perfectly parallel and aligned, the vice opens and closes very easily. And another complaint which is sort of valid is that the 2 center holes on the back plate are 6mm metric, not 10/24 as they look. But you really don’t need to use these holes to attach a board to the back plate. I used the 2 outer holes and simply ran a 2-1/2 in deck screw through the oak board and through back plate into my bench. I also used 2-1/2 in wood deck screws with washers to attach the vice to my bench on the bottom side. I used #10x3/4 sheet metal screws to attach the front oak board to the front plate. One last thing worth mentioning is that I also notched out my work bench so the back plate of the vice is recessed into the bench 1/2 in and the back board is up against the bench. That was the hardest part of attaching the vice but was simply a personal preference. I could have simply attached 1/2 in boards to the bench to fill in the gap between the backer board and the bench on the right and left side of the back plate. All in all, I’m very satisfied with the quality of the vice and would certainly recommend it to anyone with the slightest assembly skills. If it isn’t apparent how to attach it to a bench without instructions you probably don’t need it. By the way, this is the first item I ever bought from Amazon that doesn't have several 1 star complaints.

Very good and inexpensive bench clamp for general woodworking use.