I also recommend that you try the vise before you buy it. A few years ago I did some research and my first choice was a Renzetti Traveler. I had a friend who had one and he let me try it. It felt uncomfortable to me. It seemed like there was no room for my hands to move around. My second choice was a Peak vice. Same thing happened when I finally found a Peak to try. Then I saw the DynaKing Barracuda. That was the vise I wanted. I saved up and Hook & Hackle had a sale (they were still in Plattsburg, NY at the time). I got the vise and have been happy with it ever since. The Traveler and the Peak vise are good vises......they just were not for me.