I have a vice similar to this, but it is very old and starting wear a bit so I thought I'd try this one. This vice looks and feels solid. The grip plates are 4.5 inches wide. The anvil on the back is about 2 inches by 1.75 inches. The spread when fully extended is about 4.25 inches. The teeth that hold a bar below the grip plates could be a little bigger as they are just under an inch tall. But overall look, feel, and operability of the vice seems good. I also really liked the fact that they included 4 bolts with nuts to secure the vice to my workbench. However, the bolts only extend past the bottom of the vice by about 1.5 inches. I would have preferred two inches just to make it easy to attach to a 2 inch board.