You be the judge..........

[Byron haugh]

A jvice desk stand is a small device that you screw into your table top or any surface - into which you then insert your vice stem. The "stand" simply supports the vice stem. It is used in lieu of the desktop "table" which comes with the jvice.

Bikebum:
Here is a photo of one of the Jvice's desk stands. You could use it without drilling a hole. It is just that the wood I have is nearly 2" thick and, without a hole to "lower" the stem, it might be a bit high for me to use comfortably.