Handspike

[Boater Sam]

Duplicated.

Edited August 13, 2019 by Boater Sam
duplicated

[Athy]

Sam, your thread appeared twice, so I have removed the other one.

[Guest]

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They also make a very handy self protection weapon that you can legally have on the boat.

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[Boater Sam]

1 minute ago, Athy said:

Sam, your thread appeared twice, so I have removed the other one.

Think you removed the original Mike! Its gone now, only the duplicate left.

In case Athy can't find the link, available here,

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hand-Spike-Calder-Hebble-Canal-Driffield-Navigation-Paddle-key-handle-lever/333295806451?hash=item4d99fa67f3:g:eGMAAOSwMHpdUo8m

[Athy]

9 minutes ago, Boater Sam said:

Think you removed the original Mike! Its gone now, only the duplicate left.

In case Athy can't find the link, available here,

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hand-Spike-Calder-Hebble-Canal-Driffield-Navigation-Paddle-key-handle-lever/333295806451?hash=item4d99fa67f3:g:eGMAAOSwMHpdUo8m

The two appeared to be exactly the same, so I just removed the first one I came to.

[Boater Sam]

11 minutes ago, Athy said:

The two appeared to be exactly the same, so I just removed the first one I came to.

I removed the second one! Ooops! Never mind.

[Mac of Cygnet]

Very confusing ad.  Price given as £13.25 (£4.42 / unit)   Which is it?

[Dyertribe]

1 hour ago, Boater Sam said:

I removed the second one! Ooops! Never mind.

Too many cooks!!!

[Boater Sam]

19 minutes ago, Mac of Cygnet said:

Very confusing ad.  Price given as £13.25 (£4.42 / unit)   Which is it?

Its ebay's daft unit pricing, because he has 3 for sale, its £13.25 each.

I have seen this stupidity on loads of listings, Pobody's Nerfect.

[Boater Sam]

See its sorted now. 

 

I still get 'orribly confused with some of ebay's pages. Some time it won't let me delete things from my watch list, tells me to try later!

[Chewbacka]

21 minutes ago, Boater Sam said:

See its sorted now. 

 

I still get 'orribly confused with some of ebay's pages. Some time it won't let me delete things from my watch list, tells me to try later!

That’s because eBay knows you still need one (checked your Amazon cookies), and sooner or later they will manipulate you into buying....

3 hours ago, Boater Sam said:

Its ebay's daft unit pricing, because he has 3 for sale, its £13.25 each.

I have seen this stupidity on loads of listings, Pobody's Nerfect.

Or he said it was 3 ft long so computer has given you a price per foot to see if it’s a better deal than a 4ft one.?

Edited August 13, 2019 by Chewbacka

[Boater Sam]

5 minutes ago, Chewbacka said:

 

Or he said it was 3 ft long so computer has given you a price per foot to see if it’s a better deal than a 4ft one.?

That's what the actress said.............................................................

[Boater Sam]

On 13/08/2019 at 12:11, Boater Sam said:

Think you removed the original Mike! Its gone now, only the duplicate left.

In case Athy can't find the link, available here,

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hand-Spike-Calder-Hebble-Canal-Driffield-Navigation-Paddle-key-handle-lever/333295806451?hash=item4d99fa67f3:g:eGMAAOSwMHpdUo8m

Did anyone buy one of these? Review?

[Taslim]

Is oak the usual wood for these?   Tree Monkey, help.

[Boater Sam]

Better than Ikea rubber wood.

[WotEver]

On 16/08/2019 at 13:59, Taslim said:

Is oak the usual wood for these?   Tree Monkey, help.

I doubt it would matter much if it was mahogany or any other hard wood. Soft wood tends to get chewed up. 

[Mac of Cygnet]

22 hours ago, WotEver said:

I doubt it would matter much if it was mahogany or any other hard wood. Soft wood tends to get chewed up. 

 

I doubted if any of the commercially available ones were oak (mine is, and it's very heavy), but I see the earlier link says:

 

Hand spike, for lock and paddle use.

 

If you are cruising the Calder and Hebble Canal or the Driffield Navigation in Yorkshire you will need one of these.

 

The paddles do not have the regular windlass gear, rather a lever box into which you put a strong wooden handspike to act as a lever.

 

These have been made from repurposed oak hardwood and gaily painted so they don't get left behind.

 

Fitted with a hole for hanging up in your boat.

 

They also make a very handy self protection weapon that you can legally have on the boat.

 

 

[Jerra]

On 16/08/2019 at 13:59, Taslim said:

Is oak the usual wood for these?   Tree Monkey, help.

I wood have thought the kinds of wood used for tool handles would be more likely e.g. Ash or Hickory.

 

It will be interesting to see Tree Monkey's ideas.

[Taslim]

8 minutes ago, Jerra said:

I wood have thought the kinds of wood used for tool handles would be more likely e.g. Ash or Hickory.

 

It will be interesting to see Tree Monkey's ideas.

Yea. I thought Ash too. None of this Hickory stuff from the Colonies!?

[tree monkey]

On 13/08/2019 at 14:26, Dyertribe said:

Too many cooks!!!

I misread that

On 16/08/2019 at 13:59, Taslim said:

Is oak the usual wood for these?   Tree Monkey, help.

I don't know tbh, would be interested my self

 

Ash is normally used for boat shafts, so I would imagine Ash would be used for the same reasons.

 

Get your bits of Ash soon

Edited September 25, 2019 by tree monkey

[Jim Riley]

Pointy end isn't pointed enough to flick the pawl up. 

Canal side bench hardwood, found floating, is good for making handspikes. I made my own. 

[Detling]

I just bought a 2.4 metre length of 70 x 40mm from B & Q for £2.49, cut it in two. I only used one piece and went full length of the Calder and Hebble both ways with no breakages or problems, it is a little bit chewed but I have an unused spare.