Why not make 3 small needle bar points and weld them together for a head like that.Might be easier-I don't know though.I'll ask my welder.

I have one of a similar design that works well for me. I won it in a raffle. A friend's dad made it in the RR shops where he worked. Heavy, but it sure goes through the ice. If I hit the ice hard ahead of me with this and it does not go through, then I can walk safely on it.

I would like to say "thanks guys" with lots of sarcasm. Now I need a plasma torch so I can cut stuff. I spent some time looking at them tonight. It can sit right next to the welder and acetylene torch that don't get used.



What I really want is a carbon arc torch, but come on who would need that?

The legal defense banquet is a week away and I saved one for each of my nephews. Very unlikely they will appreciate them so maybe I better dig one out.

Martentrapper;
Those Minn boys don't have the same depth or duration in time to chop ice as folks in Ak.

They probably don't even wear off the rust from the year before. Especial with these beaver prices of years past.

It sounds like there may be a chisel bidding war Saturday night sponsored by “blue smoothies”!

the legal defense banquet is a week away and I saved one for each of my nephews. Very unlikely they will appreciate them so maybe I better dig one out.

Bring it along! I will run it up and make sure it Shannon pays what it's worth!

Here is how the last batch of spuds I made are sharpened..Did them this way because another person had shown me one made this way..had only ever seen a straight cutter before this..
My spud is currently in my sons garage as he was one needed it last. I really don't use it that often any more. I do think though that I'm going to make my self another if I can find a piece leaf spring..I like the way yukonjeff has his cutter. Looks like something I can do with my limited metal working tools..



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