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I thought of this after looking at that neat old socketed pike-pole that Yankee Josh posted recently(thanks for that,great tool).
Ice chisels are (or maybe more were,in the past) an indispensible tool for these latitudes,probably from Mid-West on northward.
Used to chip through the ice,trapping beaver and any other water/lake/river related chores,from getting drinking water and making a trail to infinity of ice chores...
Similar to a pike pole in summer months one never really goes anywhere without one in the load,or in your hand(handy for testing the ice,or even catching yourself with the pole if breaking through...).
These came in a multitude of shapes,spike-,or chisel-like,and all other flavors...
This particular one i forged for a friend years ago,it's wrought iron with a 1/4" plate of 1080 welded as the sole.
It's a pain to forge a socket tool,but sometimes is a sensible thing to do.In ice chisels it works to an advantage,distributing the weight where i like it best,low down...And mounts sturdily and easily,even to an unexceptional stick,if one must...
I really like how sexy that old Peavey pike-pole is...I've forged dozens,but hardly ever socketed...But there,just like Old Axeman says,less weight is a bit easier for water work,so i most often copied store bought ones with a thick screw shank...
I thought of this after looking at that neat old socketed pike-pole that Yankee Josh posted recently(thanks for that,great tool).
Ice chisels are (or maybe more were,in the past) an indispensible tool for these latitudes,probably from Mid-West on northward.
Used to chip through the ice,trapping beaver and any other water/lake/river related chores,from getting drinking water and making a trail to infinity of ice chores...
Similar to a pike pole in summer months one never really goes anywhere without one in the load,or in your hand(handy for testing the ice,or even catching yourself with the pole if breaking through...).
These came in a multitude of shapes,spike-,or chisel-like,and all other flavors...
This particular one i forged for a friend years ago,it's wrought iron with a 1/4" plate of 1080 welded as the sole.
It's a pain to forge a socket tool,but sometimes is a sensible thing to do.In ice chisels it works to an advantage,distributing the weight where i like it best,low down...And mounts sturdily and easily,even to an unexceptional stick,if one must...
I really like how sexy that old Peavey pike-pole is...I've forged dozens,but hardly ever socketed...But there,just like Old Axeman says,less weight is a bit easier for water work,so i most often copied store bought ones with a thick screw shank...