Woodstock D4648 Cabinet Maker's Front Vise: A Durable, Heavy-Duty Tool for Woodworking

Vista Woodman: This is what you would expect from a "not cheap" front vise. It's well made and looks nice. I find that the small bite of the vise (only a couple inches of depth) is the thing I dislike the most. Of course, that's the design of all Front vises, and not a fault of this particular brand.
three years after purchase, I'm replacing my other front vise (not this one) with a leg vise, and that will improve my bench by miles, and probably improve my opinion of this vise in the process.

United States on Oct 13, 2023

John AndersonJohn Anderson: I bought this as suggested by Ron Paulk for the Paulk Smart Bench. It fit perfectly and works great! I did plug the 3/4” holes and drilled new 20mm holes at 96mm spacing to match the bench top.

United States on Jun 20, 2023

Amazon Customer: My work bench top is 1-3/4” thick so I chose to route the bottom of my bench top to 1-1/2” where it was to be installed. I used two 1/4” lag screws at the back end of the mounting plate. The holes on the front of the mounting plate don’t let you use a lag screw or a screw with a washer.
I have several issues: the front mounting holes don’t let you use lag screws or washers - the holes should provide more clearance; the phillips screws provided to mount the wood jaw are cheap and easily strip out the phillips slots; but worst is the wood handle - it’s not threaded so you have to glue it on (the instructions ignore this fact & I hope I don’t have to take it off).

United States on Jan 02, 2023

BradBrad: Overall, I’m happy with this vise and it meets my needs. I installed it on a new work bench and the installation was very easy - drill 3 holes in your bench face for the guide rails and screw, secure with 6 screws. You do have to disassemble the vise but it’s very simple. It takes less than an hour.

The jaw throat in this vise is about 4 1/2 inches, so take that into consideration when drilling dog holes into your bench top. I spaced mine 4 inches apart and that works fine.

You do get some racking when clamping on just one side (this happens with round guide bar vises vs square). You can use a block in the other side of the vise to minimize this issue.

At first, I was a little concerned that the mounting screws seemed a bit undersized. Once you install all of the screws though, the vise is very solid. I don’t expect any issues. Remember this is made to clamp wood, not steel.

Overall I believe this vise is a very good value and meets my needs.

Please note the blue bench dogs in the vise and not included.

United States on Jan 06, 2022

Janus: It twists when you put something in one side.

Australia on Apr 17, 2021

Amazon Customer: Very good qualiy

Canada on Jan 30, 2021

Eric Balazich: Good basic vice for beginner woodworker. It does rack easily when holding a piece on just one side of the clamp. To be expected from a single screw vice at this price point though. Just put a piece of scrap that is slightly smaller on the other end of the jaw to counter balance the pressure and your good to go.

United States on Dec 12, 2020

Amazon Customer: Taller de casa

Mexico on Nov 16, 2018