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247 Vise. Gripper on and of, a converter of prepositions, a transferor of stability. It holds firmly to the earth a rubbled piece of world to be worked on. The powerful vises Joel delivered are Stanley No. 700s, likely obtained from his father. Richard used them to build a garden border out of pressure-treated two-by-twos, framing a place in the little light on the west side of the river house where I had faith to plant shade-tolerant hostas, to be seen beneath the screened porch, or to grow as candy for the fawns. ...

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