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[jigsaw 11,900]

I was talking to a mate last night that keeps a few terriers and in his shed he was showing me his hunting equiptment(no filthy remarks now)he had a stainless steel bar about 3 feet long and to the end ofthis was a truck spring,you know the type I mean,its about 1 foot long and 4-6 inches wide.Is it called a leaf spring.its like a chisel blade on a long bar.He told me he uses it to cut away at the sides of a dig when he has to go down deep.He said it squares up the hole your digging very quickly.He reckons you can tear through the ground with it.Has anyone ever come across such a tool,my mate swears by it.when you go past 3 feet he uses this rather than a spade or shovel to cut away the sides.He says its much easier to use andyou dont need too much room to use it.The next time I'm up his way I'll take a snap of it and stick it on here.hope you can visualise what I'm describing.

[madra 0]

Put up a photo. Cannot picture what it is like

[jigsaw 11,900]

Will do.

[Guest Eamon.Mc]

Sounds like a mattock head. Small pick, only with a short wide flat end.

[Guest JohnGalway]

Does it look something like the adze pictured below? I have one for general use around the farm and they're fantastic :thumbs-up: Like a pick axe and spade in one, excellent for harder ground. Ah beat me to it Fredrick lol.

 

Edited March 22, 2007 by JohnGalway

[bill88 6]

I was talking to a mate last night that keeps a few terriers and in his shed he was showing me his hunting equiptment(no filthy remarks now)he had a stainless steel bar about 3 feet long and to the end ofthis was a truck spring,you know the type I mean,its about 1 foot long and 4-6 inches wide.Is it called a leaf spring.its like a chisel blade on a long bar.He told me he uses it to cut away at the sides of a dig when he has to go down deep.He said it squares up the hole your digging very quickly.He reckons you can tear through the ground with it.Has anyone ever come across such a tool,my mate swears by it.when you go past 3 feet he uses this rather than a spade or shovel to cut away the sides.He says its much easier to use andyou dont need too much room to use it.The next time I'm up his way I'll take a snap of it and stick it on here.hope you can visualise what I'm describing.

I know the kind of thing your talking about mate,the lad i go out with made something similar at work.He used an old shortened weightlifting bar and welded a 4 inch wide 1/4 inch thick plate to one end,and ground to a blunt point at the other.It'll cut through baked hard clay like butter,but it's as heavy as f**k.I have to get him to use it cos i ain't got the right technique,well that's what i tell him

[jigsaw 11,900]

Its just like the back flat bit of the adze welded onto a bar except its a flat plate.Its surprisingly light and he swears by it,Fredrick I have had a mattock for years,the yoke I'm on about is 1 straight piece.It doesn't go over your head to use,you hold it in front of you and drive it down towards your feet into the clay.He also said if you place it against the sides of the hole ,push it in and lever the soil it comes away in 1 chunk which can be removed in large quantities by hand rendering the shovel unnecessary.He lives a fair bit from me but I'll get photos as soon as I call to him again.If this doesnt make it any mor clearer I apologise for my efforts.

[Guest Eamon.Mc]

Could swear I've seen those pics before somewhere Freddy!!!

[jigsaw 11,900]

The same type of tool Fredrick but not as wide,but yours might be an improvement on his version.His 1 is half the width of your graft head,its made as I said from a lorry spring leaf,very light and cuts through the soil very quickly I'm told.

[Bryan 1,362]

it's called a "Mickey bar" in Cork,great for roots and rocks

Bryan

[jigsaw 11,900]

Bryan if you use it a lot would you be classed as a mickey man? Do you know where the ''mickey bar can be got?I'd defo take a look at it.Got a few mates in Dublin,will enquire.

[valerio 32]

I own a similar tool,5 feet long with a graft head on one end and chisel head on the other end.Its a good tool in rocky grounds to keep holes straight and dislodge stones.

[PBurns 9]

Chisels points on the bars I use >> http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/search?q=nicety

 

I use the smaller bar all the time, but the heavier bar almost never as it's too heavy to lug except for deeply frozen ground (I can then drive over the field), and/or a stuck dog in very serious rock.

 

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[Bryan 1,362]

Jigsaw we just got some made up with stainless pipe,a T on one end,split other end 6-8 inches and use and old broken spring(sharpened)very easily done

Bryan

[jigsaw 11,900]

Bryan them's the ones,any chance of a photo,I wont be seeing my mate for another week or so.