Pickaroon: Cool Tool Show & Tell
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Thanks for the pickaroon,
"it'll help an old man work a little longer"
In my working years I have learned more from old men than I have learned from young chargers.
Eyes and ears open, mouth shut...
And the guy with the black eye was talking when he should have been listening.
The knob on the end of the handle is called a "fawn's foot". I personally recommended rubbing those handles down with linseed oil. If you get enough on the loose one, the wood will swell and hold the toolhead a little better. I'm probably to late to the game for my comment to get any notice, but I really enjoyed the video. Thanks!
That's a regional term.
I've always known any handle end, like that to be called a Knob.
Google anatomy of an ax and you'll see what I'm talking about.
@@westendlawn yes, the end is still called a knob. I mean to say that different styles of knobs have different names. For example, fawn's foot, scroll end, and swell knob are three different styles.
Blo is junk-
you can also use propylene glycol (aka antifreeze) to swell a handle back into a head. its thin, soaks into the wood well (better soak =more swelling) like water but it doesnt evaporate like water .... shout out to AVE for the tip
@@horacerumpole6912 he said linseed oil, not boiled linseed oil. And what makes you think blo in junk?
These are the feel good learning videos that brought me to this channel in the first place. Glad to see them pop up on my notifications.
Awesome, that's why I joined just a few mins ago. 🇺🇸
I agree. These are Scott’s best types of videos.
We are researching Pickaroon‘s right now and considered your website a must visit. Our difficulty right now is finding that chisel tip and the handle on a good solid tool. I am interested if you have any brand recommendations
Agreed... And I enjoy the learning
I love the concept "let me clean it up to show respect"
Tools are never precious, but they should always be shown respect
He makes that Wranglerstar guy look like a hack, amateur, etc.
Jason C. That's because he is. And there's no fault in being an amateur, but there is extreme fault when you try to make yourself seem an expert when you are not. That's the biggest problem with Wranglerstar; he's a rank amateur with the confidence and viewership of someone with far more experience. As to being a hack, I agree with that sentiment. Watch some of his wildland firefighting videos and see how the actual firefighters look at him
Well, he is.
@@cameronanderson1670 I'm reasonably sure that Scott would not be so disdainful of Cody [Wranglerstar]. Scott genuinely offers his expertice to those interested, as does Cody. Both of them are generous to offer help to those who might need it. I see no reason to compare the two, nor to be ugly.
Wranglestar is a dishonest and easily bought hack / amateur.
Interesting timing - Just came in from my shop ,where I put a handle on a pickaroon that I forged.
are you selling any for us tree people ? always looking for a good hand made tool .. Joe Rapanut
@@mvblitzyo I haven't made any to sell yet. besides the shipping cost from northern British Columbia would be pretty steep.
Louis Larose that’s very true. I wanted to buy one of the wrenches made by hand tool rescue. Shipping was more than the wrench
I'm 71 years old and couldn't pick up cut and split firewood pieces off the ground for very long without one, you are absolutely correct about being a back saver. Great video!
Scott, because of your urging, I will leave a comment. As a 66 y.o. retired contractor I can categorically state that if I had used a pickaroon for the 38 years I was active, I would have lasted a few more years. I have no idea how much lumber I moved the wrong way, but it was enough to wear my back out by the time I hit 60. Young men and women who do this kind work for living take heed.
Thanks for sharing John!
Yes sir, I am in same boat but my back didnt last even that long. Mine was the result of always trying to do everything by myself. Stupid.
@@essentialcraftsman When a person becomes old folks like us, we look at certain things/methods/applications and wonder why we didn't use them to save our bodies from premature demise. As I was watching this video, i couldn't help but think that a longer handle on the pick-a-roon might save your back even more wear and tear. Are there pros and cons to using the length you use? I would think adding another foot or two to the handle would help even more by creating less need to bend so much.
@D k I´m slower than other people when it comes to moving stuff because i always use technique to take care of my back, i´m going for 38 years old and the only problem with my back is the classical compression of the discs that makes me loose a couple of cm after some time standing or sitting.
@D k I hope it works. Some people manifested improvements with magnesium chloride, who knows. Regards.
We use the smaller pickaroons for firewood stacking.
'The Pickaroons' -sounds like a great bluegrass band name.
I live in the PNW.
It was once all about lumber.
Now it's all about lumberjack apparel (hipsters).
I grew up in Toledo Oregon and if the old men could see what some of these Big City kids are wearing they would be appalled.. I grew up with really hard working men and women and it was a way of life..
at least they're emulating masculine clothing and not dresses and makeup
Love pickaroons. Couldn’t afford to buy one yet, but wanted one so badly that I made my own!
Also made one this winter, but may modify the tip on the next one - as the chisel hook tip makes a lot of sense to me
Way to go! The sign of a true homesteader. "Can't afford it? Doesn't matter-I'll make one myself!" :)
KevC be sure not to make it too thin, I made mine come to a nice thin tip to sink in easier but ran into issues with it wanting to bend. I suppose hardening it may help, but I haven’t got a forge put together yet or researched any techniques. Having a little bit of a hook to it helps to hold the wood until you’re ready to drop it, which I found quite helpful for moving firewood.
The pickaroon moves you 3 feet away from a nasty snake bite. And yes you’re right about black widows. They are more numerous and will send you to the hospital as well! Tools were invented by the working men. The right tool for the job is is a safe practice at all times. Nice video as usual!
I used mine today to move old pallets covered in old leaves, under an old firewood awning in the Ozarks...perfect Copperhead habitat... The ol pickaroon was the hero of the day!
I've been frequenting antique stores and flea markets here in my part of Indiana for several years and have never come across a pickaroon. I saw plenty of pickaxes for sale and got some for cheap. With an angle grinder I converted a couple of the pick axes into pickaroons.
That's an excellent idea - I don't think I've ever seen a pickaroon here in the UK
I've got one next to my shop door and just last week i was telling a grandson what that tool was. But i did not know about the tip shape. I"ll fix mine tomorrow. thanks for the info.
Love the electrical tape band-aid.
Sign of a resourceful craftsman!!
:-)
@Patrick Wagz You mean you can use that stuff for wiring too?! :)
Electrical tape is the best band-aid EVER.
scotch #33 and a paper napkin, get back to it......
This is actually why most of my t-shirts are sleeveless.
Very interesting. I live in Bolton, UK. I've never heard of a pickaroon, although Stihl, for example, make a small 'hookaroon' for similar use.
I do have a similar tool with a three foot handle (we aren't all metric people here!). It came from the old Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Locomotive Works at nearby Horwich (now demolished). It was a platelayer's* tool and had three uses:
1 there is a ¾" wide rounded chisel tipped spike similar to yours for 'picking and moving' wooden railway sleepers.
2 the chisel tip is also a rough 'chisel' for gouging out areas on a sleeper to help level the plates or chairs.
3 on the opposite side of the forged head is a stubby axehead for chopping out the area of a sleeper to be levelled for the plate or chair.
*Platelayer is a general term (less in use now) for a person who works on the railway (permanent way or railroad in the US). In the early days of the railway their skill was in placing the plates or chairs as level as possible on the wooden sleepers, onto which the track was laid.
We use them in plywood mill for clearing jam ups
I had seen one before never knew what it was. Thanks Scott.
Love these videos where you talk about lost arts. Especially, I think, on topics that would have been so normal in days gone by that nobody thought to document them. Thanks for doing what you do.
Work smarter not harder, we heard that before . But what does it really mean.... Here my take ... By working smarter we can work harder and longer therefore be more productive .
th-cam.com/video/qP1AmDRhoas/w-d-xo.html
He actually made a video on that topic, cheers
Hmmm, Bet they work on zombies well too....
One good whack into a zombie's A.I. brain (smart phone), and they'll stand there lost all day wondering how they got there :D
unlikely, the tip is meant to hook into things. you don't want anything that might get stuck when hitting something that can fight back
@@SuperAWaC
Dunno, they look an awful lot like medieval horsemans/war picks.
@Wolpertinger
Who knows, they change the 'design' with every film. (You do know they're not real? And never will be.)
I guess if it's just you, and ammunition and power are not an issue - an electric gatling.
If it's just you and modern weapons are not an option, there isn't one, you're stuffed.
If you're part of a team maybe long spears?
@Wolpertinger I am in that category called "Canary in the coal mine" Someone who's Chronic Drugs, age, or disability makes me a part of the problem. That means a single shotgun shell is the best tool. It would help others live. :P
It doesn't keep me from making observations though.
Another great video! We love seeing my son Drew's picture of his Estwing hammer in the background of your videos. I love how much you value and respect hard work. Best channel on you tube!
The blue handled hammer? I love it... Thanks Drew.... Mrs. EC
Thanks Scott! My grandpa left us several pickaroons (just got two out of storage yesterday, in fact). I was trying to figure out based on guesswork how to best sharpen them. Now I don't have to guess, thanks to you! Keep up the great videos.
Yes, great tip, tip! Fist video I've found discussing how to sharpen/shape the tip!
I'm also in Oregon, and played with these when I was young. Never knew what they were called, but their usefulness was immediately obvious.
They are great for moving cut brushy limbs like when triming
Thanks for sharing I love watching your videos. seen them all, and I especially love the tool videos I've never even heard of a Pickaroon before now I have to have one! Brian, from New Jersey
The pick-aroon of the litter.
badlandskid
You just couldn't let it go could you?😝😁👍
My sister's husband has a pickaroon. But I doubt he has seen this. I expect he will appreciate the stories, as I did, and the technical aspects.
Thanks. This may be important to someone. It was for me.
Thank you, Scott! I know I'm late to this party...
I've seen them, even knew the name. I can only guess I'm in the wrong area, or haven't had the luck to ask someone "knowledgeable" in the correct sense of the word...
I was told it was for rolling logs before they invented the "Peevey"... (lolz)
I still try to keep moving, and I hate to complain. After a certain incident in the Navy, my back was sprained... and over time since, I've come to understand exactly WHY they kept telling me that spraining it was worse than if I'd broken the damn thing. Wood heat without it (even with the Peevey) has steadily been more and more agonizing than it's worth, except the odd few months you'd likely die without it.
SO... one way or another, I'm getting a few of those. I plan on a couple of each size, just so I can have 'em available at the house as well as keep a couple with whichever vehicle's been designated to go fetch the stuff from the woods (or where we're called in). Thanks, again. VALUABLE demo'... AND frankly, a pretty good video to watch. ;o)
Nice video...I worked for Oshkosh Tools for many years and we made many pickoroons along with many other logging tools.
Thay are stamped and are very collectable. Leach Co. Oshkosh
If you add a pickaroon to your collection, consider adding in a pike (and maybe a cant hook if you find yourself rolling stuff a lot) as well.
Having more tools at hand gives one more options, and a long handled pike can let you grab, pull, and push stuff with less walking.
This is a great suggestion. I fell trees and often have to deal with large rounds even after cutting with chainsaw. Any tool that gives leverage is a huge plus!
(Can't wait to try out my new pickaroon. I purchased the Ochsenkopf 28", but plan to order a 36" from Council Tool yet today. I want to try out the different lengths.)
We still use these everyday! At Nordic veneer, which is only a mile from your shop. Stop by and take a tour and bring your camera! I'm here from 5;30 pm to 5:30 am m-f ask for Levi.
Have one of these in my truck and one in the wood shop...perfect for stacking cut firewood when you are stocking up for winter heat. I haven't bent over for a piece of firewood in 40 years. You can't go wrong with a Pickaroon....
Scott, you and cy have inspired me to try my hand at forging, I havent really had the heart to go through most of my dad's stuff since he passed 9 months ago but as I started first thing I see is an anvil, he never forged and as far as I know he didnt know he had one. I like to think its a sign he supports me metal working instead of just wood working. Thank you!
Oh and your hoodie's really hold up! Built a deck with my brother in the pouring rain for a good 7 hours and I was dry!
I hope you're able to make use of your dad's old anvil, you'll have fond memories of him and a smile on your face thinking of him while you learn a new craft.
@@rjtumble thanks, I will. Honestly almost all my tools were his. So everything I make brings back those memories, I never wanted to woodwork but I took a class in high school and he was helping me. The day before he passed we made a table for that class that could change height with this system I designed he was so proud. So was the teacher, I entered it in an art show and won best in show for it. I wish I had an interest in what he knew before it was too late. I regret it everyday. I mentioned forging once but he didnt think I was serious, I just wish he could see the man I have become, I'd like to think he is proud of me.
@@thewilddinkus8026 We both share that feeling.
@@rjtumble I think everyone can relate to that in some way or another, but we got to keep going and learn the skill, it is nice when a loved one can teach you but even if they cant you are still helping to keep a dying trade alive. And thats a pretty good feeling. Thats why I love this channel, a previous generation passing down info and while I hope scott is around for the next 50 years, that might not be the case, but by posting these videos anyone can see and learn even after all of us are gone.
I've had one(with the "best" tjp) in my truck for forty years. It was made for my Dad by the local blacksmith... It's handy for lots of things...although I mostly use it now to drag things that have slid out of reach closer..
In German, they are named Sappie. And we have in Europe some companies, which are proud of them, and put their name on. Such as Husqvarna, Ochsenkopf, and others.
One of my uncles spent a few years in a lumber mill and when we would visit him during the time he was cutting his home firewood, his sappie was used constantly. That sappie was what you note as the short-handled pickaroon. I imagine it's a regional thing as this was in northern Wisconsin - nowhere near Oregon. :-) I've also seen a couple old timer carpenters that had welded a 'pick end' of sorts to the puller end of a hammer that was set near the lumber pile for ease of handling the sticks.
A German guy a few lines down from you said that's the German name for it. was news to me
Remember turning on some hippie landscapers to the pickaroon moving railroad tie up a hill for a staircase Back in the late seventies. A lot better than creosote burns on your forearms! Had to fabricate one for them and as you said in my youth I had not paid attention to the tip. Thanks I am going to address and redress my tips to chisel, I learned to use these while living in Eugene and living out on the rural fringes while being a U of O student from California. My neighbors were wonderful folks like you who were eager to share the joy and satisfaction of the simple tasks and work...essential indeed! Even used one out at Coach Bowerman's place trying to stack firewood. He was a wizard with one and could pick and throw up a stack exquisitely being of Oregonain stock and all. He used a short one like you showed and yes there was a lanyard on it as well that allowed you to let it go to use two hand for adjusting things with two hand s and not loosing it.
Peavy Manufacturing in Eddington, Maine still makes them.
Huh, wonder if the Peavey tool (cant hook with a spike on the end) got its name from the manufacturing company, or the other way around.
@@diamondflaw its the same company that was started by Joseph Peavey over 160 years ago
I grew up using the shorter ones for processing firewood. Game changer splitting wood. I to this day use my fiberglass handled framing hammer to stand up and move chord wood. You do not have to bend over and wrap your hands around every piece. Big difference.
Are you the river rat from grand rapids?
Are you from grand rapids
No
@@patroers9571
WRANGLERSTAR sold out/ruined the pickaroon imo.
That’s a little ridiculous .. don’t cha think ?
@@GP2141BC yeah i do, cody crone that jackass.
Sir,
I collect steel hand-tools. Not in a regular ‘collecting’ style. I aim to have one of each tool. Although axes and hammers have a wide variety and so I have several examples of these. My pickeroon was shipped from Council tools to Australia, along with a pulaski and a wrecking bar. Shipping was more than the items cost. My tool collection causes a stir for new visitors who then hear the story and marvel at the size of a burning trunk than can be doused by simply rolling with a pickeroon. I am working on a display wall for the collection.
Cheers,
-Mac
I don’t know, pickaroons cost a pretty penny on ebay.
One with a handle cost above 65.00 in most cases.
Some say (rare logging item), hahaha, I guess it all in the eye of the beholder.
Thanks for the videos.
Logging item: true.
Rare: nah.
Fiskars makes one for $48 on Amazon and it has a lifetime warranty
Weyerhaeuser Snoqualmie had several "samples" of wood with pickaroon tracks, along with the admonition to use it carefully as not to damage the lumber coming off the green chain.
That's funny that this is posted just now. I was out with my wife and daughter doing some "buying other peoples old crap" for a garden project and we saw one of these. We are in Eastern Ontario, Canada, and I (at 58) had never seen one before. My daughter asked what it was for, and I surmised what it might be useful for, and wasn't far off. Once you pick up enough tools and break a sweat with them, you start to recognize what an unfamiliar tool might be good for.
I was waiting to see if you explained about grinding a hook on the end on the outside and inside.
Pickaroon and Peavey poles, part of the history of lumber makers and users.
interestingly peavey manufacturing peaveymfg.com/pages/history still makes peaveys here in maine, as well as 7 different pickaroon heads.
Mine ( once my grandfathers) has a leather loop threw the handle down by the swell. Allows for the pulling force to be on the heal of the hand rather than the fingers. Haven't used it in a long time, maybe I'll change the leather and clean it up for old times sake.
Perfect for dispatching zombies.
It is strange in Northern Sweden I've never seen a pickaroon and I grew up in old school logging villages. I think they used axes and timber tongs instead.
Hey Scott. I've only learned about the pickaroon in the last few years. I live in Wisconsin. We have a long tradition is logging, firewood and carpentry. What I want to ask is, "Why aren't these as common as a maul?" Gentlemen, go buy yourself one.
Hey Tim, hope I can help answer your question. When my father first showed me these and taught me how to use one I recall him saying they were typically made from unserviceable axe heads. I suppose this ment they were typically hand made and rarely made as new for sale. Like mentioned in the video, they were more of a utility tool and never fancy. There is however a modern version that I've been seeing sold that is essentially a pointy steel rod pinned through the end of a steel tube. Obviously this doesn't have the good ergonomics of the wood handles he described. Btw, my great grandfather had been a blacksmith for a logging company and some of his tools are displayed at the museum in Rhinelander, WI.
Its like a meathook for carbon foam.
The pickaroon is a great tool in the right context... And when used correctly. I've been wanting to make a few in my blacksmith shop for a long time now.. after making one for my own use (for fire wood and moving quite a few cords at a time) .. I can sell a few a year to those guys who still do real work.
The axe eye needs to be pinned
Always learning from this channel. Would consider myself well versed in tools and this is one I had never heard. Well I am ok to eBay to see what I can find.
Thanks Scott.
The trick about the point is to grind it like a chisel, and then strike it with skill on a hard piece of steel to put on the birds beak. The short pickaroon is used in the sawmill here for men on the green chain to catch the one that is getting away.
And stumpwater cures rheumatism…
Back pain aside, when it is warm outside in some parts of the country, you don't want to be reaching under the wood pile to retrieve the roof from any creature's home. I'd rather be arm's reach away from an angry or frightened snake.
Howdie, love your channel, I'v spent many hours with a pickaroon, collecting cedar bolts and fire wood, in Coos an Curry county. The swell on the end of the handle was always referred to as a doe's foot or a fawn's foot. It's just what Gramps and Pops called'm. So it must be.
Y’all’s love of building, working and crafting is infectious. Always an inspiration to watch an E.C. video. I wish I could get some of your music to work by.
That's a cool little tool. When I framed we would keep the claws on our hammers real sharp and use them occasionally just like your pickaroon. Nail gun in the right and hammer/pick in the left.
In my ignorance, I've used a 36" wrecking bar like that. I'll confirm having a knob at the end would have helped a great deal.
Fiskars makes a 12 and a 28"... they call them "hookaroons" but it's essentially the same thing.
I have worked in a sawmill for the past 20 years, using a pickaroon the entire time. I do grind the sides till the tip is about 1/8" wide, then bring the top down in a gradual arc, nearly to the point, I then finish grinding by cutting in a steeper flat angle for the chisel point. That all makes it easier to stick, to make it grip the wood, I peen the chisel point down slightly with a hammer, striking straight on to the point to make a hook around the bottom and a burr on the sides.
Seems to work great in southern yellow pine.
Always had one beside me at all the job centers in the mill. Also the little hooked beak was best as you didn't have to swing as most times the beak would set in enough to pull the piece and that ultimately was less damaging
Scott look I forward to your videos . I grew up as a loggers son used a pickaroon a lot as a kid. And still use one for making firewood all the time. I have a tip if you don't know it already soak that loose headed pick in boiled linseed oil it will tighten up , I cut empty oil container (quart) length ways add inch or so boiled linseed oil and soak head for a day or two.
A tip on top of your tip!
Soak handles in radiator fluid. Curbs shrinkage during winter.
If ethyl glycol (antifreeze) raises your concerns dipropylene glycol works just as well - and thats used in cosmetics. :)
Nice "band-aid" Did you know that the 3M 33plus is the best. There is something in the glue that makes cuts vanish in less than half a day.
Nice tool, I got to get one before I cut fire wood.
Yeah and the black color makes a nice fashion statement ! 😊
hi there watch a lot of your videos and enjoy them a lot . watching pickroom videos and just made one yours is a lot better i use one a lot for fire wood . do you know of one made with titanium (light ) wooden handle with a nice bulb on the end thanks john
I bought a Fiskars pick-a-roon last year. They named theirs a "hook-a-roon". Its a great tool. Saves your back. Need to find one with a wooden handle. They look sexy
I have 2 pickaroons in my shop (i also live in Oregon :) and mine also came from ancestors. And you are right; the work well.
I bought a pair of these a couple years back, at a garage sale for $3 apiece, having no idea what they were. A friend who heats his home in the city with firewood knew what it was right away and asked me for one. I obliged. Left the other at my Dad's place and not two weeks later he was using it to yank around the old lumber from a deck resurfacing project. Handy little things.
Hey Scott, we use both a long one and a short one on our circle mill. Shorter one by the head for fall off and the longer one for moving it down the non powered conveyor.
Like how you modified kubota bucket to receive forklift style arms. smart!
Soak that loose one in antifreeze.
Good time of the year to frame up a spec house.
Peavey Manufacturing Co. makes pickaroons worth collecting, caring, and passing down to your children. They make 6 different pickaroon heads.
Never knew what that tool was. Thank you so much😊 I have seen them around and I will be on the look for one now to add to my Collection of tools! 👍👍😎🇨🇱
What a treat to watch this video. I just bought a pickaroon, because my back has been injured and I'm not bending over like I used to. Should have bought one of these when I was 25 instead of 50. I learned a lot, great video, thanks
would probably work well cleaning up my dogs turds in the back yard
erik61801 pitching wedge.
Must be a BIG dog!
Wranglerstar (who admittedly I’m not really a fan of anymore) had a cool video a few years ago. Someone forged him an “axaroon”, which was a pickaroon with a small axe head on the other side. Perfect for firewood when you often have split pieces that are stuck together and just need a littl ace to cut the strings of wood still holding them together. You really should make one in the forge, and maybe give it away to whoever gave you the idea! 🤣😉
Hi Scott; I am just now discovering pickaroons/hookaroons. I cut and hand split trees whenever I can get one delivered to me. I have about 20 axes, hatchets and mauls .
At 69 years of age; I do this for exercise and mainly entertainment!
Now to my question: what do you recommend for a first, (Yikes!) , pickaroon as far as length. They seem to come in roughly 3 different lengths.
I see in this video that you are using what appears to be a 36" one. Back in the day; did they offer shorter ones?
At 75, I'm pleased to remember my younger days in Cottage Grove, Oregon, just out of high school (and before Vietnam).... I was selling firewood... Pond Lillys they were called. Yes, I had a pickaroon and also a pike pole.... (and a splitting maul!!!!!) Though no longer needed, it'd fun to still have them!! Thanks for the trip!!
Hello again; I couldn't wait for you to reply. My local home center; (Menards), has a 28" one that looks exactly like a Forester.
It was only 19.95! I figured I couldn't go wrong at that price.
To my surprise; it has a very sharp point! I used it this afternoon to clean up 3 wheelbarrows full of wood that was laying in the middle of my driveway.
I can see where it's going to take some getting used to; but at 30° the point really stuck, and even though I am not familiar with the rhythm of using it; I did think that overall it was less stressful on my 70yo broken 3 times back.
I would still like your take on the three different lengths; and if there is a situation where using one of the different lengths is preferable.
Every thing you just said is so true.
My family was in logging, pulpwood, fire wood. Carpentry, barn builders. That's how we got things done.
My first time using one I was 9 years old with fire wood.
Moved up from there.
They're quite handy. I could use 2 at time with that short handle loading wood in back of a 71 model Chevrolet c10 and stack it tight. No just throwing in the bed at our house. I made that mistake once I busted out the back glass. I got my butt torn up too. Lol. That's when I learned going fast doesn't always mean doing well.
When coming to pulp wood. It easy on the pine.
Easy to stack on the cable to load.
Logging , it worked great as well.
We used miles and snaking dogs.
Then a tractor and finally a loader bucket..
From, moving limbs to help guiding on the slide poles to get it on the truck.
Can't hooks and pickaroons.
Saves time and money.
I'm 57 now. I'm still a firm believer in them. I do a lot by myself. It just another pair of hands. I've gone too long. Thank you for seeing memories. Time goes by fast. Slow down, enjoy what you do. Why live life in a hustle.
God bless.
The USA company called LogOx still makes pickaroons, as well as a great multifunction cant hook / TimberJack and Log Hauler: goo.gl/axfG6b
Pickaroon and cant hook. My grandfather owned a 1940s softwood lumber mill, I worked at saskfor/ Macmillan before Weyerhauser ruined the show.
Piled 20' 2x 16 to 2x6 off greenchain ...fun times
All auto now, turned mill into stud mill all automated...lost 60 men work
Dixie Tools from Forestry Suppliers-1987. File the tip periodically, coat the handle yearly with hot pine tar, beeswax and turpentine. Swing down into the end grain of a firewood round, swing it up and in the ATV tire bolted to the splitting block, pump the handle down once smartly and she ejects herself. 32 years old and still giving good service. Simple & astoundingly efficient!
On the back of the axes that firefighters use, that must be a pickaroon, right? Never really thought about until I watched your video....
As a carpenter for the last 33 years I dont own a pickaroon, but I did keep a "one eared estwing" around because its basically the same thing. But the size a rough carp would use. Unless you are building bridges or other heavy work. Then you need a real one. That and a couple burke bars and freddy bars (tove bar : www.kmstools.com/tove-36-wrecking-bar-99220?link=desktop) and you are good. Well, your back is good...
Great tool, for sure. If there's one thing about the video that really stands out, it's the lack of Pine Tar used to preserve the wood. A mix of Pine Tar and Turpentine, equal parts, applied annually, will do wonders to stave off rot and insect damage, while keeping the wood as lively as you could ask for. It's an ancient technique, and sailors used it for eons to keep their wooden boats, ropes and sails in good order. Some will often recommend boiled linseed oil, but the BLO, while good, doesn't have the same properties as the Pine Tar. Even today, though, the nautical community will use Pine Tar and thin it out with BLO to save money. This "boat soup" is used to saturate every bit of the wood onboard a boat, which tells you just how effective it is that they'd still be using it after all these years.
That sure brought back some memories of logging in Montana, a pickaroon was very important, although you had a chainsaw we all ways kept that pick in a toolbelt. Thanks for the video Sir. 🇺🇸 God Bless you and your family's 🇺🇸
I love my pickaroon ( purchased from Baileys ) could not live without it, now that I 'm 66 and still split firewood...You are right on about the "best" hook it has to have the "fish barb" at the end...The Amish are a great source for great ax handles ....always really straight grains....All of that said....How about showing us how to make on it in your Blacksmith class... I need to make a single head ones for; a carpenters pickaroon and the I want to make one to on a long walking stick to pick up trash on the roads, paths and beaches of USA. I hope to suggest the latter project to our Blacksmith shop at Sleeping Bear National Park for a "Shore Patrol"...Therefore might need your design help.
I've never owned a pickaroon, and now I want one.
The strongest association I have with this tool is that it was the weapon of choice for East Indians working in the mills and bent on importing ancient feuds from their homeland into our culture. When I was a teenager, a guy my cousin Billy described as "just a great guy" was killed in the mill parking lot. A pickaroon took out his car windshield, and shortly after took out him.
Another great video. Thanks.
...ALSO; WHAT is the difference between a pickaroon and a hookaroon?
I have 1 they are great.
What a difference a K makes.
Pickaroon: The tool you demonstrated.
Picaroon: A pirate. From the Spanish picaro, meaning a rogue.
Good information as always. Could have used one many times. A framing hammer is a poor substitute. Also, I actually didn’t know there is more than one meaning for FTW! Thanks.
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I appreciate your love and knowledge of tools... And it's obvious the way you talk about your dad, he had a big play in that quality, that he instilled in you.
My dad's been gone a lot of years... But it's rare to have a conversation with me that I don't bring him up, a funny story or something he taught me.... Still teaching me.
Thanks for being one of the good guys. Now I'm gonna have to pick me up a pickaroon.
Not sure about the "no name" pickaroons. I just bought one with the STIHL logo on it. Set me back quite a few dollars, but then again I'm just a dumb city slicker.
I might be the only person in upstate NY who knew what that tool was... but i grew up in a town with a tannery, and tanneries use tons of hemlock *bark*. The actual lumber was waste of the tanning process (actually - it was used to build company-owned housing- that's what my uncle did). Anyway - they moved lots of logs, with bark and without. So there were a lot of pickaroons around our town. In the 50s and 60s - everybody who worked at the tannery (which was everybody) strangely enough had a pickaroon, (or two), in their garage lol.
Pickaroon, hookaroon, whatever you prefer to call them. It is absolutely a wonderful essential wood moving tool. I love mine☺! I just subbed this channel but I remember watching some of these videos a few years ago and I don't know why I didn't subscribe back then. But I love old tools and learning from craftsmen who've spent a lifetime honing their skills in their trade. I love running and repairing the older chainsaws and I watches a few of your chainsaw videos which I believe was back when I first encountered your channel. Very good viewing, great tips, and just a great pleasure learning from knowledgeable folks like you guys.♥