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Re: Homemade ice spuds? [Re: rivercabin53] #6713186
01/01/20 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by rivercabin53
What we use for the cutting blade is the cutter from a whole tree chipper. The bigger loggers chip most of there wood around here. When the knife blades get wore out you can sometimes pick up one cheep. They are 3 to 4 inches wide and 2 feet long abs 1/2 inch. thick. And you can cut them off with a cut off wheel. They stay sharp forever. Larry

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Re: Homemade ice spuds? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6713223
01/01/20 04:27 PM
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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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First one I seen is that red color in pic guy made us 3 or 4.. I painted some I made like that, and some florescent orange. My personal one I painted black with cutting end painted Florence orange. I got to be able to find it when they gets laid down.. I've never seen one was green.

Mac

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Re: Homemade ice spuds? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6713230
01/01/20 04:38 PM
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Hillman mi. Northern Lower Eas...
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Re: Homemade ice spuds? [Re: slydogx] #6713233
01/01/20 04:39 PM
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I have a 2 part threaded in the middle spud with the same cutting edge. I had 2 if them but my Son deposited 1 in the loon poop bottom of a beaver pond.
Ive since weldedmy last one to be a 1 piece.


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Re: Homemade ice spuds? [Re: rivercabin53] #6713427
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Re: Homemade ice spuds? [Re: slydogx] #6714105
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Re: Homemade ice spuds? [Re: slydogx] #6714107
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Re: Homemade ice spuds? [Re: slydogx] #6714233
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Re: Homemade ice spuds? [Re: slydogx] #6714259
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Re: Homemade ice spuds? [Re: slydogx] #6714385
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