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I finally bought an ice saw, now that I can't borrow Whatpoles . I forgot how easy they make cutting the spearing hole. I've made a few attempt at building one, but they just never cut as good as the boughten ones. Picked mine up at Sportsmans in Wasilla for $98.00. Gonna build a new point guard for one of my spears, but that's about it
Darkhousefisher, Was wondering how long it takes to cut a hole with one of those ice saws? I am sure it depends on ice thickness what what not but on average. Was looking at them online and boy do they look mean. We don't spear in NY and I was just curious.
To cut a 2' by 3' hole in 10" takes roughly 2-3 minutes, not sure though as I have never timed it. I'll try to remember to time it next time.
It matters how many holes you start off with but just 4 holes(1 for each corner) at 15" of ice I would say no more than 10 minutes and that is with my saw which is a old 4ft long wood saw with real big teeth, never tried a real ice saw they look real nice but that is just to much money for a saw, just my opinion.
I only chip one starter hole w/ my spud and when I go to cut the corners I stand the saw straight up and down and twist it a little on the down stroke. Cuts a corner no problem. It can cut a 36"x24" hole in 18" of ice and have the block of ice out in about 5 minutes. I have tried all sorts of methods to cut my spearing hole and an Ice Saw is by far the best. Once you get one, you'll wish you would have got it sooner.
I use 2 permanent ones so spending 20 minutes cutting out of a hole year just does not justify me spending $100 on a saw but if I used a portable DARKHOUSE than I might be tempted to get one .