Plow chisel with pointed shank having pointed chisel cap secured thereto by weld

A plow chisel comprising:

• an elongated arcuate shank portion having opposed parallel side edges and having a point at one end thereof formed by the convergence of said side edges;
• a pointed chisel cap including a relieved base portion defining a recess complementary in configuration to, and receiving, the point of said shank portion, said chisel cap further including:
• a pointed tip on the opposite end thereof from said base portion;
• an upper surface;
• a lower surface which extends substantially parallel to the upper surface and having a relief therein forming the recess in the base portion, said relief having a configuration complementary to the configuration of the point of said shank portion and having a depth, as measured from said lower surface toward the upper surface, which is less than the thickness of said shank portion whereby said shank portion projects to a location below said lower surface;
• a pair of opposed, substantially parallel rear side surfaces disposed on opposite sides of the recess and extending between the upper surface and the lower surface;
• a pair of convergent forward side surfaces each extending normal to the lower surface and projecting upwardly therefrom and extending from the rear side surfaces to the tip;
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• a pair of convergent beveled surfaces projecting upwardly from the forward side surfaces to the upper surface and inclined toward each other and meeting in a line of convergence at an upper forward edge inclined at an acute angle to said lower surface;
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• weld metal in the angular corner space defined between said shank portion and the lower surface of said chisel cap for securing said chisel cap to said shank portion.