Childhood nutcracker

'During these long and cold evenings', Marieke Peelen from the Netherlands wrote, 'I love to crack and eat fresh nuts. I like them all: hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans and of course almonds. However, a large almond can cause a lot of frustration being one of the toughest nuts to crack. Then I remember that during childhood, my brother and I used to crack all our nuts in the shed with my fathers vise. This ones works just as well (maybe even better, because I don't have to go the cold shed).'