I placed a point on the business end so I could just that glenn also it helps me clear the air holes in the tueyere. I that end was also spread to about 3/4" to alow more surface area to drag/push coal into the fire. I origonaly did not make it artistic becuase it took me 4 hours to make just that with a 3# hammer which about killed my arm (well between the hammer and crank blower). I didn't even think about continuing to work on it till you said something
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