It's huge. Jaws are 15" wide. The tilt mechanism works really easily. The tightening screw is so long because it tightens against a fixed spot, and it needs to be longer at max tilt. That's kind of weird, but other than that, I've been looking for a big'un for a long time, and this will do until maybe an Acme turns up. This will allow me to file a full sized saw with one move. It came from Lee at The Best Things.
The Stearns for comparison is an average sized saw vise. It's been my favorite for decades, but now has a new owner.
I know people make wooden ones all the time, but it feels, and sounds better to me in a metal vise. I only realized just recently that sound plays a big part in the "feel" that I rely on when filing a saw.
I haven't used the new one yet. It's way too tall for me on anything I have to put it on, so I'll have to come up with some design to get it down to the right height for me.
I would probably have bought the Gramarcy one if it tilted. I put slope on crosscut saws more times than not.