[TheForge] ice cleats

[Bob Ehrenberger]

Last year I made a set of ice cleats since I had fallen on the ice the year 
before.  I've had a couple chances to use them with ice storm, and they 
worked great.

With all the cold weather this year I decided that this would be a good time 
to do some pond maintanance and cut down the standing dead trees that are 
out in the water.  I strapped on the ice cleats and went out on the ice with 
my chain saw.  It was really nice to have firm footing while cutting the 
trees, in case I had to make a sudden move.  I also wore them while cutting 
the trees up, part of the time I wore them while wheeling the wood off the 
ice but I ended up not wearing them while moving most of the wood because 
they felt kind of odd while walking on the bare ground with cleats.

The cleats I made were the ones on the "Anvil Fire" web site.  Real simple 
to make. I think they were a colonial design.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net