Push Pole

Dave Sikorski

Dave Sikorski

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I have a piece of poplar laying around that I rounded over and use as a push pole occasionally. It's about 10'.

What kind of joint/method should I use to put two of them together?

-D
 
I looked into doing this at one time and th eonly thing I could come up with was a joint tht is used to put patio umbrellas together. Sort of like what is used to put together a two piece pool cue.

If you find the solution for this, please let me know as I quite looking some time ago. What made it tough for me was that I wanted the joint to be the same diamter as the pole itself.

Mark W
 
Dave,

I like Mark's idea.

I bet you could also fashion a sleeve arrangement, either the size of the outside the OD of the pole, or carve a shoulder and make it the same diameter as the pole. Drill a hole in each end of the sleeve, make one side permanent with a stainless bolt and locknut and make the other side's hole oversized and attach it with a bolt and a wingnut (or tap the sleeve and use a nut with a plastic handle).

Charlie

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Do you want to be able to take it apart? If not scarf it, or V cut it and epoxy it together. (I do this and have never had a joint fail) If you want to take it apart one of the tool makers on here made a slick one for Eric. The key is to not have any parts sticking out from the joint so your hands can slide down the pole.
 
Dave

Jeff Jacobs, machinist extrordinaire, made me a and a few other a really nice push pole coupler. I'll post pics of it from home tonight. Its i.d. is 1 1/4" and o.d. is 1 1/2" if I recall. He mitered the ends to minimize the "bump". Now that I have some woodworking machinery I can see many ways of making tenons on the neds of the poles so as to be the same size as the coupler. The basic concept is similar to a pool cue. You get a very strong joint this way.

Pics later unless someone else who got one of these high quality items beats me to it.

Eric
 
I'm not sure if I want to take it apart.

How long should it be? I'm thinking 18' sounds about right. I'll be poling the Goliath only occasionally across some flats that I fish and hunt. Maybe 3' of water at the most.

A V notch is what came to mind when I first thought about it.

Mark, How long is that pole in your avatar? Is that closet rods?

-D
 
Dave

If you don't need aything that breaks down see if you can scrounge up an old vaulting pole. I suspect you could get one real cheap from some athletic program that has retired them.
 
Now you're talkin.

Cabelas has one for $200, but I sure as hell am not gonna spend that on something I won't use too terribly much.

Thanks

-D
 
bird's mouth joint is what you want.

Essentially that V you are talking about. Make sure it is over 6 inches on the tapers and life is good.
 
Echoing Erics idea, I bought a pole vaulting / high jump crossbar. 1 1/4 od, 12' long hollow fiberglass. Think I paid $25 for it in the early 80s and it's still going .

George
 
dave, just use the foredom and a ruler---measure the depth of the metal sleeve for the foot, then mark that on the pole, then measure the diameter of the inside fo the female part, and grind down the wood evenly- attach with brass screws---if you are looking to extend, it might proove futile--i used to use a fourteen food closet rod--1 1/4" diameter- make sure you paint it flat---also a good idea to drill a hole near the end and string a rope thru-when travelling, you can loop it over something!
 
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