Irwin V175B Record Woodcraft Vice, 175mm, Lavendar,silver

I should have bought one of these years ago rather than relying on the Workmate and having to do woodworking projects in the back garden. The spur has been the refitting out of my workshop and I decided that I really did want a good quality wood vice. I already have a metal working vice, but more of that later.Yes, it did take me about three hours to fit it perfectly into my bench (which did require some building up under the lip to allow this to be just below flush). I have mounted it about 3mm down so that the wooden jaws that I have made can be exactly flush with no risk of chipping a plane blade by accident.Like many people, the space in my workshop is limited and I wanted a metal working vice as well, but didn't want to lose the bench length as the metal working vice might get in the way in a later job. I have mounted my metal working vice on a thick piece of plywood, with a 25mm x 25mm baton below. This means that I can now, when needed, take the metal working vice out of a drawer and clamp securely into this vice.Going back to this vice, the only thing it doesn't have (which the ones in school so many, many years ago did have) is a quick adjuster to allow you to pull and push to roughly the right position before tightening. This is of little consequence and does not affect my 5 star rating for this quality tool.Highly recommended, but allow yourself a few hours to mount it perfectly into your bench.

Well made, good size fittings for bolting to bench enabling a solid and sturdy vice for all my woodworking projects.Excellent value for money.

Despite what some other reviewers have said, my opinion is that for £28 Its a well make heavy duty vice.I attached mine to the underside of my workbench with 4 M8 bolts which was relatively easy and away I went.The vice works well and the jaws lean in at the top slightly as they should as this aids grip.The screw mechanism works well and I've held work pieces up to 24" long and 18" high in it with no problem.I've also used it to cut a number of dovetail joints in various sizes of wood.I like it, and now wonder why I waited so long to buy a bench vice3 months later and I am still extremely pleased with this vice

This is a good and sturdy vise, suitable for fitting to a woodworking bench. Good paint finish and metal quality. It's not top notch but excellent for the price.

Good product, good service, quickly delivered across the world.

Ideal for small workshop but not 100% accurate, when the jaws are fully closed they don’t line up 100% but close enough for general woodwork. When looking at it from side on the top grips before the bottom, Maybe it’s meant to be like that, I don’t know as it’s my first vice.But great value for £31.00 and from a company with a great name, IRWIN.

Good value, great addition to my workbench

The vice appears robust and the screw mechanism is quite smooth. That said the jaws do not mate correctly as it appears that the vice was not assembled correctly. When the jaws are closed the lower part of the jaws do not meet. Not worth the hassle of sending it back in the hope of getting a better finished product. It will do for what I need but not the quality I expected from a well known brand.