Useful yard art....

My dad bought an old post vise years ago at an auction that he planned to keep outside.  I can remember wondering to myself why in the world he would ever want to do that....I might have even made fun of him a little bit.  However, as he has done so many times before, he proved me wrong and made me realize that an outside vise is such a nice convenience, especially for grinding.

So, here is my interpretation of his vise...