Peat cutting advice and tools

[Restlessnative]

Please see link to post I put up earlier this winter,

http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?156770-Tusker-or-flat-spade-and-the-likes

I'm interested in cutting peat the old way by hand but I'm struggling to find any tuskers or flatspades around, can anyone help? If not do you know a blacksmith that could make a set of cutting tools along the same design as they used in the past?

Thanks

[david]

Please see link to post I put up earlier this winter,

http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?156770-Tusker-or-flat-spade-and-the-likes

I'm interested in cutting peat the old way by hand but I'm struggling to find any tuskers or flatspades around, can anyone help? If not do you know a blacksmith that could make a set of cutting tools along the same design as they used in the past?

Thanks

I'm sure any of the engineering companys in the county could make you one.

[david]

Please see link to post I put up earlier this winter,

http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?156770-Tusker-or-flat-spade-and-the-likes

I'm interested in cutting peat the old way by hand but I'm struggling to find any tuskers or flatspades around, can anyone help? If not do you know a blacksmith that could make a set of cutting tools along the same design as they used in the past?

Thanks

JGC Harpsdale Halkirk very helpful and I'm sure Jock Campbell will know what your after.

[beelag2000]

Try Willie Sutherland at the Haster smiddy

[pat]

The tools they used in the past are still the ones being used today, maybe shiny stainless steel now but the same type tools - same way they have cut, dried and stacked peats except they use a quad or tractor to bring them home, hard work but the heat and smell is great and free other than a bit of graft and conditions for drying.