On 23 Feb 2008 at 22:03, Roy J. Tellason wrote:
 Looks good.  But that's not what I have on
hand here,  which looks more like
this:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/11z1zBFKbBL._AA160_.jpg 
 Ah, the Vise-grip C-clamp.  There's also a Pony clamp that's a work-
 alike.  If you wanted to go a notch up, I recall seeing this thing at
 my favorite Cheap Chinese Tool Store:
 
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=3552
 With some modification, that'd work pretty well, it seems to me.
 Might be useful for other things as well, depending on your
 inclinations.  Make one heckuva walnut cracker...
 Cheers,
 Chuck
  
Maybe for English walnuts but it wouldn't stand up to real (black)
walnuts.  Might not even last until the water got hot.