PanaVise 301 Standard PanaVise, Silver, One Size

Excellent for knife making.

My first experience with Panavise was a bad one. The main vise screw was/is bent and I just hate having to use that thing! And in the decade I have owned it, I may have only used it a doz times now... Very Unhappy 😠However, long story short, I finally broke down and bought this model, and I HAVE to say, it is Wonderful. I LOVE the single knob tensioning! It's almost perfect! 😆Many makers attempt that, but few pull it off. This is a Very nice, well made professional vise. I wish I had bought this one years ago and tossed the Jr. in the trash...

I got two of these model 301s and one model 201 vises to facilitate working on a model ship I'm starting on. I read the few negative reviews at Amazon on both models but went ahead with the purchase because I prefer to buy American on those extremely rare instances where it's possible.Bam! Score! Both models are exquisitely well made and functional. They do exactly what I need for them to do and I couldn't be happier. Excellent quality.One "feature" I needed was the option to mount these to a board I could move around my work table. Most other options were the kind that c-clamped to a table top. Those would not work for me. That narrowed down the field as well. I need to clamp both ends of the keel of my 48" model ship to a fixture that will allow me to move the ship around while I work on various parts of the ship. That's what the model 301's will be used for - attached to either ends of a 1" thick MDF base.This 201 will be used to hold individual smaller parts while I'm working on them - masts, spars and the like.Expensive compared to the off-shore models offered in great numbers at this site? Yes, they are.Worth every penny? Indeed!

This thing is tiny.But for very delicate work, it is also essential.If you are doing work with tweezers, this is an essential tool.It is very versatile.

Much easier and safer to carve spoons with this “third hand.”I mounted it to a 9” diameter piece of 3/4” plywood to add stability and allow me to easily rotate.The vice is kind of spendy, but performs much better than the cheap Chinese products I initially tried.

Should have bought this years ago. Like to carve small figurines and mounting the raw wood to this vise makes the process easier and safer. The base and attachments make it easy to rotate the wood into virtually any position and once there it will hold it in place. As you can tell from the photo I mounted the base to a piece of plywood and then clamped the plywood to the bench. This is very sturdy and I can even hammer on the chisels and it does not move so accuracy is great. I purchased model 301 which includes the 300 base and model 303 vise. I also purchased the model 337 flat head which is in the picture. Since the mouth of the model 303 vise is fairly small (maybe opens to 2 1/4 inches) it was too small for me as figurines are simply too big for it but the flat head works great. Something to think about if you're buying this. Bottom line is this is a very reasonably priced and well made product with lots of options for attachments. Should last for many years.

Good for relatively tiny work, but sturdy enough, decent price. I am pleased I could find USA made vise in 2024!

Plastic knob vs. metal doesn't seem to matter much.Plastic jaws as delivered vs metal on original with option for nylon jaws.I think it will work well.