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A vise or vice is a mechanical apparatus used to secure an object to allow work to be performed on it. Vises have two parallel jaws, one fixed and the other movable, threaded in and out by a screw and
Woodworker's face vise, with entirely wooden jaws
The head of this engineer's vise can swivel
Basic workshop grade "bench" vise
A miniature vise with a suction cup base
Shaker broom vise
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The Shaker broom vise is a specialized production vise that made the normally round broom flat to make it more efficient for cleaning purposes. The Shakers' invention revolutionized the production and
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…which is attached to a bench but also supported from the ground so as to be stable under very heavy use, as by an auto body repairperson or blacksmith Shaker broom vise Rigging vise, otherwise known as a triangle vise or splicing vise, which has three jaws. Used to close thimbles and splice rope, cable, and wire rope…
Shaker wooden broom vise close-up
Making Shaker brooms
Several Shaker brooms just made
Flat brooms stitched to hold form