Looking for heavy ice chisel....

[Hammer Handle]

I am looking for a heavy and solid ice chisel. Any idea on who sells one??

[metrojoe]

They should carry them at most major sporting good stores. I'd also check Fleet.

[slipperybob]

I've got a little hand chisel by Eskimo probably weighs about 3 lbs maybe 5lbs at most, just for hole busting and chipping the portable out of it's ice'd bank.

Are you looking for a chisel to be striked by a hammer?

[Orlip]

I made the mistake of making a good HEAVY chisel for myself. 1 3/4" solid steel shaft with a 3" heat treated chisel. I will say one thing a couple whacks and your thru but you need 5" of ice to carry it safely.

My point is you can go to big.

[Hammer Handle]

I am looking for a very heavy and solid one. All the ones I see in stores are hollow and not too heavy.

My dad had one from the early 1900s and he "lost" it now. It was homemade (I think) and was long, heavy and solid. He could chisel through several feet of ice easy. He also used it to pry his house up to move it.

A hollow chisel will bend with the way he uses it. I guess I may have to have one made??

[CNCMike]

Eskimo (ardisam) makes a really nice solid chisel. Good and heavy, solid and it blasts through the ice in a hurry.

They have 3 sizes/types: a solid 20", a solid 54" and a longer 2 piece one as well.

[so haaad]

Your best bet is to go to the smaller, local sporting goods stores and get the "homemade" chisels.

[Hammer Handle]

Do you know where I can buy or look at one in MN (Eskimo)?

[CNCMike]

Marine General in Duluth carries them.

[Hammer Handle]

Hoping for a place between the Twin Cities and Central MN.

I thought this would be something easy to buy, but my father is "picky" when it comes to ice fishing!

[Bobby Bass]

Sounds almost that you are looking for a SPUD bar if you are going to use it as a long pry bar and to break ice with. HD Menards Northern would carry it.

[CNCMike]

I don't know for sure anywhere in between that carries them. I do however have the stats on them.

1 piece = 59.5 inches and 5.25 lbs, 2 piece = 64 inches and 10.25 lbs

Fully Welded Steel

If you search "eskimo ice chisel" in google you will come up with all kinds of info and pictures as well to aid in your search.

[Scott K]

What I use for a heavy chisel, I use a broken torsion bar out of a 97-98 f150, they weigh about 8 lbs, solid as he11. These things were very readily available in the late 90's. I would replace a couple a week back then! They are a little to heavy to be luggin around on 3-4 inches of ice though.

[slipperybob]

The whole spud bar! They're kind of heavy for me going portable towing, but the weight will chip ice easy. I need both hands for control.

In town Go to Joe's Sporting Goods, they've got the Eskimo ice chisel, I saw the whole spud bar. Can't remember if they've got a single solid one.

Just off of Hwy 36 and Rice Street across from Cub Foods on Cty Rd B.

[eurolarva]

Try Frankies bait in Chisago. I got mine there for around 20 bucks. Weighs about 8 lb and is solid. Real sharp too and has a loop for a rope at the end. Give them a call.