The most important thing to improve your productivity and workmanship is to work on a surface that’s flat, smooth, wide, and stays put. That’s what workbenches are for. But when you’re away from your ...

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 ...