Veritas Twin-Screw Vise
ELITE tier
Lee Valley's Veritas has been the manufacturing arm of one of North America's most respected tool retailers since 1985, and the Twin-Screw Vise is their answer to a problem woodworkers have fought since the first workbench was built: jaw racking.
Origin
Made in Canada
Warranty
Limited warranty covering manufacturing defects with 90-day no-questions-asked return guarantee. Lee Valley customer service widely regarded as among the best in the industry, with informal support well beyond the return window.
Price
~$415 (Premium)
A chain-drive mechanism links two 7/8-inch Acme-threaded steel screws through solid brass nuts, ensuring the jaw stays perfectly parallel regardless of workpiece position. The result is the only non-racking full-width end vise on the market.
Fine Woodworking awarded it Author's Choice for Best Overall Vise Hardware in a head-to-head test of fourteen bench vises. The construction — cast iron, steel, and brass, machined in Ottawa, Canada — is built for generational use.
Owners on woodworking forums report 15 to 25-plus years of daily shop use with zero structural failures. Individual components — screws, nuts, chain, handles — are all available separately from Lee Valley if anything ever needs replacement.
At $415 spread across a conservative 25-year lifespan, the cost is $16. 60 per year for a vise that defines what a workbench is capable of.