Cool. Well I went to the US site and by cracky, there it is, however, no such luck up here. That really doesn't surprize me but at least it's a start. I may very well be forced to buy (from the government shake down artists) a passport just to go 20 miles to Ogdensburg to purchase one. Or, I could follow Butcher's lead and make one myself. Ah... decisions, decisions....
My brother found a pickeroon head at a flea market or tag sale and bought it for me (well, I had to pay him back....) I put it on an old axe handle I had and it's been the best tool I have for moving rounds. Mine looks like it was a home-made/forged one. I'll try to get a picture if I can ever remember....
Hey, I remembered! Here is the head. It's kind of hard to see but it seems like it was forged by a blacksmith. It looks like the material was wrapped around something to make the eye then the point portion was hammer welded together: Side shot. I usually use orang in the areas where I can hurt myself. If you noticed on my splitter build the push plate, wedge and hoist are all orange. Plus it blends in with the color of my Husqvarna helmet when I do whack myself. I also like to use blue paint on hand tools used in the woods.It's a color you don't really ever see in the woods so it minimizes my chance of losing things. Minimizes; not prevents...
I like that one. I saw some heads like or similar to that on eBay it was the heads only. The heading said they were forged in Maine I believe. They looked really close to yours. Old school Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
I contacted Fiskars and they told me that currently, they do not offer the hookaroon in Canada. However, Lee Valley Tools in Ottawa does have a pickaroon as well as a hookaroon for sale. The hookaroon is listed at $68 and the pickaroon is $58. That may be an alternative for us up here.
Completely laughable, Don't know what kind of wood was used to make the video but that little walk up there and love tapping it ain't happening with pecan period. I knocked hell out of a few different pieces and it bounced back so hard I dang near ducked. They are light though, too light even in softer oak you get a boing effect that transmits a very noticeable vibration from the hollow shaft. Even in oak I had to hit it harder than heck to stick it and hold the split. I think the lightness and the hollow handle are contributing factors. I'm going to try and file the roundness out of the pick and flatten it some for a little more penetration, It looks like when it sinks to the round it stops. Also maybe figure out a way to get the head weight up a little, this thing just really doesn't want to penetrate. I'll mess around with them a little more but more than likely I'll just use them as a conversation piece and order a conventional pickaroon. Don't do this one fellers as it comes you're not gonna like it Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
I am growing pretty fond of my Woodchuck Tools hookaroon. It's light, but I never seem to have a problem getting a bite. I refuse to split wood without it. I did manage to bend the replaceable beak at some point. Emailed Woodchuck to order a new one and they sent one out to me for free. That kind of stuff right there will earn & keep my business! The owner emailed me back as this was the first time he'd had one bend. I believe it was some pretty hard, dead red elm that I was having to hit pretty hard to get a bite on. Made in USA. The "trigger" index is much more useful than it seems at first. Hookeroon - Woodchuck Tools - Log Holders, Lifters, Rollers, Carriers, and Post Pullers I have also bought a couple other hookers. I got a short handled and long handled Dixie brand. I like the short handled one...it's a Hume head...which doesn't have much curve. The long handled I bought has a more curved beak and I find it difficult to get a proper swing angle for small rounds on the ground. It could be height related? I'm 6'3". It just doesn't work for me.
That looks very like the one that Lee Valley Tools sell in Canada. I'll have to drop in, next time I'm in town, to check it out.
On my logrite pickaroon I slipped a piece of 3/32" tig wire (any wire even coat hanger...Will work) Under the rubber handle in line with the spike. Without looking you will know where it is pointing. 2+ years no ill effects on the rubber.
pick a roon in the foot a couple months ago I didn't even feel it go in my foot be careful with them picks
Hi Corey B.! How's the coffee business? Are the signs getting any comments or did you throw them in the fire with your pickeroon?
Biz is good. Love the signs. I have one in our first retail location. The other is at our roasting shop and many friends and family have committed. It makes me smile every time I look at them.
Well I brought home the new Husqvarna hookaroon tonight. I will try it out on some hickory and oak and see how it works.
Cool. I am looking forward to your in depth review . I'll have to ask at my local dealer to see if they can get one in and, of course, how much it costs.
