I don't use mine like that and I can only imagine what it would be like sticking yourself and it would probably be with a strong swing. I found this picture where I was using the pickeroon to roll the big log. It works very well.
It is what I believe they call a pulp hook. The ones I have are made by Gripo out of Canada. It got a workout today for sure.
Did anybody say standing up a round yet? So you can then use the hookaroon to roll it. You need a pair of them to get full benefit. 2 in one bigger round or picking up 2 pieces of wood.
I love my log-rite hookaroon. Loading and unloading the truck, pulling logs out of the brush, it's great. Just have to be very conscious about how you swing it. I haven't hit myself with it and would like to keep it that way.
I use a hatcharoon. It’ll grip into 100lbs of wood no problem. That birds mouth acts as a fulcrum. Just whack the handle a bit and it releases. Works well for picking up rounds for loading or splitting. Doubles as a back scratcher too.
Log Rite here as well. Very nice products and made here in good ole' Connecticut. I have 2 hookaroons , a Cant Hook and their log arch Jr. ; all very nicely built products.
