Well, my new Regal arrived in the mail several days ago. It is absolutely fantastic. I ordered the one with the stainless steel jaws. Over the past three days I've tied two dozen #6 Woolly Buggers, one dozen #16 Parachute Hare's Ears and two dozen #26 Griffith's Gnats and the vice has performed flawlessly. It has held all of the hook sizes I've mentioned extremely well and offered great access to the #26's. I am very pleased. As far as fit & finish are concerned, they are exceptional as well. The tolerances seem very tight (I'm a machinist - I actually got out my dial calipers and measured different aspects of the vise) and it looks really classy sitting on my desk.

Thank you everyone for your input in helping me decide on this vise.

-Darryl