Best holdfast available, as far as I can tell
This is truly a hand-forged item that works great. As far as I can tell, the only others available for anywhere near this price are cast, which are obviously much more brittle. Since the way you use this is to whack it with a mallet so that it bends (without breaking), brittle is bad. This works perfectly if you know how to use a holdfast. My bench is 3" thick, dog holes are 3/4" diameter. I roughed up the shaft with a file so it would grip the dog hole better, and put moleskin on the flat end where it holds the work. A real, genuine, hand-forged holdfast for under $30. Perfect.
Rating: 5 stars