Abstract: A hunting tool for facilitating dragging an animal carcass to a field dressing location or from the field, and for spreading open the rib cage of an animal carcass during field dressing, is comprised by a generally parallelepiped body terminating in two bifurcated ends. The body may be provided with a contoured or conformal grip to assist with manipulation, and is preferably fabricated from a high density alkane hydrocarbon polymer, such as high density or UHMW polyethylene. Adjacent each of the bifurcated ends is a rope anchor, and a rope may be anchored thereon. The rope is used to engage the carcass during transport, using the hand grip to hold and pull the animal from a convenient height. The bifurcated ends are used during dressing to spread the rib cage.

Abstract: A disc-shaped sanding pad has a round perimeter. Centrally located in the pad is a socket. A ball, coupled to the end of a handle, is inserted into the socket, permitting the sanding pad to both pivot and rotate freely about the handle. A second single axis pivot is also provided in the preferred embodiment between the handle and sanding pad, which permits the handle to traverse an area greater than a hemisphere about the sanding pad socket.

Abstract: A weld apparatus comprises a compound slide for moving a welding torch relative to a substrate to be welded so as to traverse a surface of the substrate. A control system disposed on the slide and comprises a control slide rail disposed on the slide for movement relative thereto in response to a depression on the substrate or a previous weld bead being encountered by a weld torch on the rail. A contact wheel is disposed on the slide and is engaged by the rail in a manner to rotate the wheel in response to the welding torch encountering a depression. A switch or other device is actuated by the contact wheel to generate an electrical signal indicative that a depression has been encountered for adjusting a weld parameter.