It is just a show piece, the mouth where you would pull it into the leg is too wide. It was made like that on purpose to allow my hand to grasp the shaft, the inside radius at the top of the cleek is about right, the diameter of an old penny . That said it would probably do the job at a push being made of Oak it is certainly strong enough.
TC
It's a nice piece none the less. Do you ever make shepards crooks?