Sense of scale

The vast majority of the time, I buy what I intend to. Like the old maxim from construction: “Measure twice, cut once”, I always take care to ensure I’m ordering the right thing. At least when things are expensive. When they’re cheap, I’m less careful. Check out the photo above. I thought, “Sure, that’s the bench vice I’m looking for.” It was so inexpensive, that I went ahead and ordered it without much thought.

I don’t know how big that vice looks to you, but I was surprised when it arrived. Click through to get the sense of scale…