Tamping Pick "V" casual sweatshirt Built for precision and durability

Built for precision and durability

Celebrate the spirit of America and the art of craftsmanship with the Warwood Tool logo and brand poster

Significantly easier to use than a standard spike puller

The mid-weight fabric provides warmth without bulk

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Tamping Pick "V" casual sweatshirt Built for precision and durabilityNew, Old Stock Discontinued Prior to the advent of tamping machines, railroad track workers used tamping picks and other specialized hand tools to manually compact ballast (the crushed stone that the ties are laid on). These tools remain useful today. At one end of a tamping pick is a 2 1 2 x 3 4 blunt face designed to compact, break, and shift ballast. In particular, it is used to force additional ballast beneath a tie that has sunk. Of course, its