On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 18:03:16 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

I've seen a lot of vises, but most have anvil tops. This one has a curved
lip, but not much room to put anything and pound. Anyone know what this
type of vise is used for?

It's called a machinists vise. It's not designed for blck smithing,
but for normal everyday machining.

http://www.ipstool.com/detail.asp?product_id=E1053