I Made Something For Me

[TozziWelding]

I needed a new clam rake so I decided to throw this together from some stuff I had hanging around. All 3/8" 316 Stainless round bar TIG'd together. This one is for steamers, the next one I am making is a Quahog scratcher.

[rabidchimp]

That little bugger looks dangerous. I'd hate to be the soil in your yard.
-Aaron

[farmersamm]

[roadkillbobb]

Originally Posted by TozziWelding

I needed a new clam rake so I decided to throw this together from some stuff I had hanging around. All 3/8" 316 Stainless round bar TIG'd together. This one is for steamers, the next one I am making is a Quahog scratcher.

I love steamers..ill take 20 lbs of your best..keep em on ice...

[TozziWelding]

Originally Posted by rabidchimp

That little bugger looks dangerous. I'd hate to be the soil in your yard.
-Aaron

It is not for soil, it is for digging clams on the sand flats at low tide.

[Fat Bastard]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8999089@N05/4795712962/

[TozziWelding]

You will get tossed in jail if you use a shovel or "edged tool" to dig clams here, tined tools only. We have nice razor clams here too.

[chopped58]

Nice rake, here on Long Island, as a recreational clammer, we jump overboard and use our feet. Stomp up and down in the mud until you feel the shell, reach down and grab it. Of course this only works in the water. Would look pretty funny doing it on an exposed sandbar..

[killdozerd11]

Forgive my ignorance on this

But wouldn't a longer handle be better ...more rake like rather than having to crawl around on your knees

[weldermike]

Originally Posted by killdozerd11

Forgive my ignorance on this

But wouldn't a longer handle be better ...more rake like rather than having to crawl around on your knees

You still have to crawl around to sort them out of the mud, a longer handle would eventually bop someone in the bean bag!

[dbl612]

Originally Posted by TozziWelding

I needed a new clam rake so I decided to throw this together from some stuff I had hanging around. All 3/8" 316 Stainless round bar TIG'd together. This one is for steamers, the next one I am making is a Quahog scratcher.

nice work tozzi, not sure if its heavy duty enough! looks like you could use a straight-handle grinder to clean up those inside corners LOL. thank you.

[Stick-man]

Cool rake! This actually sounds like fun. How often can you do it? Is it a consistant score or do you have bad days like fishing? I LOVE clams!

[Eliotmay@yahoo.com]

Growing up in cape cod we would go to north Chatham for the big softball size hard shell clams. Four feet of water at low tide we would use our feet to locate them but the horseshoe crabs love clams so you had to be careful of them. Grampa had som long tined rakes with a basket to capture the clam. We used them for crab cakes, chowda and fishing bait ( flounda) damn I miss those days. Zap any thoughts, you are up that necko the woods yes?

[DSW]

Originally Posted by Eliotmay@yahoo.com

We used them for crab cakes, chowda and fishing bait ( flounda) damn I miss those days.

About the only thing we did with clams was use them for bait when I lived out near Seattle. Personally not a big fan of clams. I'll take scallops any day however.

[strube1369]

Living in the middle of the country, I don't know a danged thing about digging for clams, but your tool sure looks nicely done! Dig it, baby...

[tanglediver]

We dug for clams up in Oregon on vacation. Barefoot walkin' and feelin' for clams, then PINCH!!! CRAB!!!!!
I prolly got three or four clams per crab attack. Once was enough for me, thanks.
Little pinche crabs....

[Drf255]

I go for steamers all the time. Not quite sure how your tool will work.

Are you just gonna slam he tines into the sand and force the handle upward?

A standard pitchfork work for me.

Great job.

[power]

Originally Posted by strube1369

Living in the middle of the country, I don't know a danged thing about digging for clams, but your tool sure looks nicely done! Dig it, baby...

I agree with Strube living here in Iowa. Question tho not to sound stupid but are they partially exposed or do you pick a spot and rack around to find them? Nice build and a useful project for yourself too!!

[TozziWelding]

This one is for Quahogs, skinny tines on a long handle you rake quahogs in the water. I don't like basket rakes, that's why I made a " Chatham scratcher". This is a prototype mode, there will be refinements on future rakes Still debating if I want to permantly attach it to the handle.

[TozziWelding]

Drf255, that is what we have been using on the cape to dig softshell clams with for the last hundred years, it is almost a direct copy of the rusty old one my Grandfather gave me.
http://www.goclamming.com/index.php?...&product_id=55

[DSW]

We'd call what you posted in that last link a "potato hook".

[zapster]

We have some sort of black clams at the lake out back...
Don't need no rake.


...zap!

[TozziWelding]

Pictures of the clam bake to follow...............truck is loaded, heading out in the AM.

[kolot]

Rake for Quahogs, Bathroom plunger for steamers, trust me I know, rake always seems to bust up the steamers on me. I go up to Charlestown RI, haven't gotten out this year though.

[SRO1911]

looks like fun, no clams in west texas but plenty of stinkin mussels - add a nice rock or hammer and instant trot line voodoo bait.