Vise

The etymology of vise can be tracked via Middle English vys Anglo-French vyz from Latin vitis "vine".

A "quick-release" woodworker's vise employs a split nut that allows the screw to engage or disengage with a half-turn of the handle.

When disengaged the movable jaw may be moved in or out throughout its entire range of motion, vastly speeding up the process of adjustment.

Soft jaw covers made of aluminum, copper, wood (for woodworking) or plastic may be used to protect delicate work.

An engineer's vise is bolted onto the top surface of a workbench,[5] with the face of the fixed jaw just forward of its front edge.

A combination-vise combines an engineer-style vise with a subsidiary set of curved serrated jaws below the main for clamping pipe.