Got this set on closeout, which is about what the set cost 3 years ago. Lol They were sold out of the maul, which I really wanted, but the rest of the set is pretty nice as well, for a "budget" line. Got them all soaking in BLO. So, it'll be just a bit before I put them to use.
Thanks. Yeah, that should come in handy. I have a few pickeroons already, but they're all longer handles. This shorter on should be nice working my piles, or moving rounds in the back of my pickup. I also have a couple sets of hand tongs and they work OK, but they're a little awkward to use, in my opinion. Pickeroons and hookeroons are just easier for me. Then again, I'm not carrying firewood longer distances either.
I don't like the tongs even though I have a pair. Too clumsy for my liking. I've used the long handled pickeroon to carry rounds a good distance and prefer it as well as my Fiskars "cleaver"
Nice looking set. I have a mini pic also. It doesn’t get much use as I find pulp hooks more comfortable to hold and swing.
Thanks. I'm liking them. I've thought about pulp hooks, and I think they'd work just fine, too. Maybe that'll be the next purchase.
Nice set! I have a Helko Werk Tasmanian Racing axe that's a pleasure to swing. How long do you soak the handles for?
Well, I usually stand them on their heads in BLO for a couple weeks to get the wedge and eye to swell up and tighten up the head. Then I strip the lacquer off the handles and put BLO on it everyday for a week. Or, until it quits soaking in. So, about 3-ish weeks total.
