A while ago I was reading in one of the shooting mags about a multipurpose tool that used to be carried by Gamekeepers - when they wore smocks tied with string, didn't carry a gun and didn't have quads to ride around on.
Called 'Keepers friend it was a short spade with a T handle, howevere the handle was made into a hammer on one side and a spike on the other. One edge of the spade was also sharpened to give a basic cutting tool. the original multitool???
the idea being that this one tool could be used for all sorts of things the keeper of the day was likely to do, digging stones and clearing roots using the pick, banging in trap pegs, cutting roots etc and, of course, digging holes.
Having looked around for something similar today and finding nothing what so ever I decided to make one. I bought an entrenching tool, the 58 pattern one (I think) and a geologists hammer (thinking it already had the shape I wanted) and joined the two together.
The results are below
Mounted on the inside of the rear Landy door using a couple of brackets designed for holding canoe paddles donated by Andyre (thanks mate) and jobs a goodun
Can't wait to try it out now...
Cheers
Mark
Called 'Keepers friend it was a short spade with a T handle, howevere the handle was made into a hammer on one side and a spike on the other. One edge of the spade was also sharpened to give a basic cutting tool. the original multitool???
the idea being that this one tool could be used for all sorts of things the keeper of the day was likely to do, digging stones and clearing roots using the pick, banging in trap pegs, cutting roots etc and, of course, digging holes.
Having looked around for something similar today and finding nothing what so ever I decided to make one. I bought an entrenching tool, the 58 pattern one (I think) and a geologists hammer (thinking it already had the shape I wanted) and joined the two together.
The results are below
Mounted on the inside of the rear Landy door using a couple of brackets designed for holding canoe paddles donated by Andyre (thanks mate) and jobs a goodun
Can't wait to try it out now...
Cheers
Mark
as for the clips they look abit like quick fist clamps.. try here 
