I took it apart and used the rear portion as a template. It is an end vise and I used 2x10s for the front and rear faces and Clamped them together when I drilled the holes so they matched. The2x10 part that attaches to the bench is as wide as my bench. I made the fit to the bench top a little higher and planed it down. You will need a spacer to attach below the bench to get the correct Height. **It did need some adjustments for the round supports which I placed behind the Rear face. Aligning these helped the racking. As other posts indicated, racking is normal especially if the face is long. Use a Wedge on the opposite side of the work (or bottom) to help eliminate the racking. I found an old vintage Wilton (9-63) for the face vise. .

*** Both of these were challenging to install. Look for example pictures for help.

For the handle. I used a not too loose fitting dowel (I think 1 inch or less) and made end caps using a forstner bit first for a shallow inside hole, then followed with a hole saw for the outside. Made of contrasting wood. I put rubber O-Rings between the the dowel and the cap to soften the banging and eliminate any pinching by a sliding handle.

This vise is heavy and smooth. The only thing that would make it better is a quick release, but I don't think anything at this price does. Other reviews mentioned that it doesn't come with a template or instructions, but if you can't figure it out, what do you need a "cabinet makers" vise for anyhow? Seriously though, it comes apart. So, you can just take off the back piece and trace the holes.

As other reviewers have indicated, this is a fine bench vise for the money. Some reviewers have bemoaned the lack of a template, so I was ready for some fiddly fitting. But, I racked all three rods to be even at the rear, flipped the vise on it's "back," and put a 1/4 plywood piece against the three rod ends and traced their outlines. Since the bench top and plywood were simulating the underside of the mounting configuration, this tracing was what I needed to drill the holes. Please note that the template I've attached shows the exact size of the rods -- but like others have suggested, I drilled them considerably oversize (1": and 1- 1/4"). It's interesting that the three rods do not line up horizontally at all. I hope you can read the marking pen numbers on the photo.

Held up solidly.....for all of about 4 weeks. The main plate on the front has cracked and it's out of the return period for Amazon after 5 weeks. It is very heavy (which I liked) with no instructions but fairly self explanatory installation. I would have given 4-5 stars before it cracked based on the price and delivery was quick.

I would buy this again, but I'd pay another $5 if it came with a 1c paper template giving you the exact distance of the inner jaw holes. In truth, you can get pretty close by taking off the inner guides and using those as a template, but there is no plane where the 3 holes are in proper alignment for where you need to drill. Seriously, it will waste at least half, more likely one and half hours of your life because a 1c paper template is too much to ask. That said, once you get it assembled, jaws made and holes drilled, this is a big, solid piece of equipment with great acme screws. What else do you want me to say? Solid, well build, will last for a long time. Did I mention how annoying the lack of a one cent paper template was?