The anvil on the back is handy—we used it to flatten the end of a copper pipe with a hammer. While it’s not a woodworking vise, it will handle virtually any other medium-duty shop project.

We don’t see too many wooden projects around these parts, but when [olikraus] turned a few pieces of scrap lumber into a functional SMD vise, how could we not take notice? The idea is simple.

On the eternal quest of workshop upgrades, [Alexandre Chappel] has combined woodworking ... with such a wide vise is that it requires two timed lead screws on either end of the vise to prevent ...