I ended up buying an ice chisel head from lure of the north. Any tips on attaching a wood pole? Type of wood? How to attach? Any advice would be great.

I would probably use a length of ash, same wood used in traditional snowshoes. High strength but still has a bit of flex to it. Are there any holes in the chisel? If yes, I would through-bolt the chisel to the ash making replacement of the ash easy if it breaks.

Hey Rodgifier, did you end up fashioning a pole? And which chisel did you purchase from LOTN? I bought their "economy" import chisel last year, and ended up mating it to a 8' oak closet rod from Home Depot. The rod is not a solid piece, there's a finger joint about halfway down the rod, but it's held up pretty well. You just need a good wood chisel for fitting, and the set screw LOTN included really helps secure the ice chisel.

There is nothing more satisfying than cutting a hole!

Hey that is a great idea I'm going to try that out!

And yes, I got one of those economy ones too. Glad it has worked well for you so far! Have you tried sharpening it?

Rodgifier: "Have you tried sharpening it?"

Yes! I used a flat file to give it some profile, then gave it a once over with a sharpening puck. It turned out pretty good!