A tool which holds one or more logs steady, in place, and secured to a chopping block while all logs are spilt to the desired size with an axe or splitting maul. This prevents the logs from falling over, saving time, energy, and strain on the user's back.

A tool which holds one or more logs steady, in place, and secured to a chopping block while all logs are spilt to the desired size with an axe or splitting maul. This prevents the logs from falling over, saving time, energy, and strain on the user's back.

A multi-directional vise device is provided, the device comprising: a first body part and a second body part facing each other and spaced apart from each other by a certain gap in a second direction vertical to a first direction while having the first direction, which is a length direction of the specimen, as a reference axis; at least one jig part disposed in each portion of the first body part and the second body part that accommodates the specimen; and a compression part adjusting the gap between the first body part and the second body part, wherein at least one of the first body part and the second body part has at least a portion of its upper side that includes a cut part formed in the second direction.

A holding device for holding pipes in a chain vise includes an angled bracket, a plurality of teeth, and a pair of chain guide slots. The angled bracket has a top surface, a bottom surface, and lateral surfaces. The angled bracket includes a first bracket portion, a second bracket portion, and a central bracket portion. The bottom surface is angled less than 160 degrees. The teeth are on the bottom surface and designed to engage and grip an upper portion of a pipe positioned on a jaw of a chain vise. The chain guide slots are positioned in the first and second bracket portions, and thereby divide the portions into a pair of legs extending away from the central bracket portion. The chain guide slots are designed to receive and guide between the pair of legs portions of a chain of the chain vise placed on the top surface.