Blacksmithing - Making a cant hook
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- Опубліковано 21 тра 2018
- I show how I make a cant hook. An essential tool when working with logs. With this tool you can turn and move logs without much effort!
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I worked in a lumber mill in Oregon 40 years ago. We called them a peavy. None were as beautiful as this one. Well done!
Thanks!
A peavy has a spike at the bottom of the handle; a cant hook does not.
I never knew anyone beyond the state of VT knew it as a "cant hook." I've also heard it called a "peavey," but seeing "cant hook" took me right back to my childhood, listening to my grandfather and mother talk about logging in the woods of VT. Thank you!
Your projects must fill your heart with immense pride knowing that you've made working tools with your own hands that will last for more than a lifetime. to be passed down to your children and beyond. well done again
This is Among THE VERY BEST Blacksmithing channels!!!!!
I've been finding that I appreciate the quiet, contemplative nature of these videos. No music, no talking, just a man and his tools getting things done. Besides, I get to learn about various tools I didn't know about.
Perfect! Thanks
I also like this style of videos
Yes, those of us who are into this style of diy videos benefit immensely from seeing how something is done. We get a good picture of the more important tools to own so that we can make the rest cheaply when there's nothing else to do and/or no job to be at. It harkens back to a day when what you did at home WAS your job and your family were your primary beneficiaries of the fruits of your labour. A day when jobs were too scarce to feel bad about not finding one. When farming, blacksmithing and carpentry were easy ways to make money... Almost before being an electrician or a mechanic was a thing. Around that timeframe of history. As hard as it was then and as easy as we have it now by comparison, being reminded that we can always do something even when we're out of other options is deeply comforting and inspiring.
No! Thank YOU!!!
I also like videos without music or talking. I guess we get so much noise in our daily lives, a video with just good content and no frills is a relaxing change. Keep it up. Cheers.
For those that are commenting and making puns on the word cant. Cant is a word that means corner. Thus a log that has a squared face is a cant and the tool for turning them on a mill is called a cant hook. They work fine for turning unsquared logs also. Now if you put a spike in the end of a cant hook it's called a Peavy after the blacksmith from Maine, USA that first did it. I personally like to have a relatively short handled cant hook and a longer handled Peavy. Maybe 36" - 92 cm for the cant hook and 60" - 150cm for the Peavy.
You must be fun at parties.
Jk, interesting fact!
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❤sadly one can't buy a quality tool like that one. Excellent well done sir ! 😊
I am humbled and impressed by everything you demonstrate, but it is they way that you include your family and the lifestyle you choose to keep that shows what kind of man you are. (Side note: I'm a tree guy that has used a cant hook a time or two, and you made the highest quality one I've ever seen.) Cheers from Florida
I’m amazed!
In the middle of a cant hook video that is amazing, is a snippet of the most amazing greenhouse I’ve ever seen.
Thanks!
Men your videos are in top of youtube for craftsman, almost meditative. I appreciate yours effort and time you take to make this quality of content and ideas. Keep going and thank you very much for motivation!
Thanks Marko! I'm glad if I can inspire!
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Вот это НАСТОЯЩИЙ КУЗНЕЦ!!!!!! А не рукожопы, с болгаркой и всякого рода станками. Все от "а" до "я" на наковальне. Респект и Лайк конечно.
I love your videos. They're very enjoyable. But one thing I noticed is how perfectly level your property is. It's a factor that plays into the wholesomeness. That there's no conflict from the way you hammer the metal to the way you mill the wood to even the way you plant your garden. Everything is organized, level, open and well lit. I'm truly envious. Keep up the good work.😀
Thanks!
I don’t think you realise how easy you make it look, I’ve just started getting into blacksmithing and it’s really hard to say the least. So hats off to your great skill 👌🏻
Thank you! You haven't seen my scrap pile though, ha ha. Seriously, if you don't go too far too fast a mistake is often reparable.
Torbjörn Åhman I agree I've found that even if something isn't looking quite right you can often persist and correct it
Nothing short of amazing!!! I absolutely love the projects you undertake, the quality of the finished product, the video as well as the little sneak peeks we get of your life!!! Your woodworking shop seems to be coming along great as well.
Thank you!!! I do my best, or what I find good enough at least :)
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No chattering about how the job is done, no catchy music to annoy, just the sound of the job being done. Brilliant, I think you are one of those people who is excellent at everything he decides to do. Thank you.
Thanks!!
Torbjorn.....I reside in the "hinterland" of Canada and use a cant hook as a necessary tool for my hobby of milling wood and appreciate a good job you accomplished with your cant hook....keep up the good work! Cheers, Stumpfarmer
Thank you!!
This is what we call a “ peavey” over here. You do beautiful and sturdy tools, way better than the flimsy junk available nowadays. Thank you for showing how it is done.
Peavey has a pointed end that is rammed into the log to grip it. When you've squared all four sides of that log on the mill, you have a cant - a squared log that is ready to milled into lumber. At that point, you don't want to stick a point in your cant because it will damage the boards you're about to cut. So... you use a cant hook to turn your cant.
It looks like you've machined most of your work rather than forging, it because it's so perfect. Truly impressive work and keep up the good job.
I found one of these traipsing around in the woods a while back, looked like it had been there for a while (trash grown over it, etc) so I took it home. It sure found a use when we had to cut a couple trees down in the back yard. Not a tool you need often if you're not in the trade, but one you don't want to be caught without when you are.
What I appreciate is the complete fabrication of the cant hook. From lumber to finished article. Great example of a complete skill set. I'll add the quality of blacksmithing is top notch. Little to no grinding of the parts. True forging to size and shape. Something many UA-cam "Blacksmiths" have not mastered. Mark
Thank you Mark!
What kind of wood is the handle made from? My trades training was in Cabinetmaking. From the bark I guessed it may be a coniferous tree. Larch. But that is only a guess from knowing how tough it can be.
I'm not 100% sure, but I think it is cherry!
Torbjörn Åhman Very well could be. The handle has the grain of cherry. And the grain structure you see in Cherry. But it looks quite a bit harder than North American Cherry. Perhaps actual fruit tree Cherry? Here that bark could be on a tree called Black Cherry.
Yes, fruit tree cherry! Didn't know there were other ones :)
you make such beautiful objects out of iron and wood, which is a privilege to experience and watch, but you do it in such a way that looks so effortless! Thanks for posting this video
Pretty much the nicest cant hook I have ever seen! Nicely done!!
Both Jula and Tormek should have paid you both for that excellent commercial. Now I have to buy one of those too
In your videos there is so much love for good traditions, neatness and enjoyment in the mere fact of making useful things, Torbjörn. I think that that’s why people from all over the world connect with this type of contents, which makes this channel even more satisfying.
Thanks and keep it up.
Thank you for the kind words!!
A good cant hook costs around $100 new. This is an excellent, simple project to make a tool that's extremely useful if you cut your own firewood, and for a fraction of the cost. Even if you don't have a lathe, a hand planed or even a store bought handle would still make this a preferable option over buying a new tool. I already own a peavey (almost the same tool) but I'm gonna try to make this version next chance I get. (for those who don't cut their own firewood, when the tree is down and limbed you go along with the chainsaw and cut almost all the way through in sections as long as you want your firewood, 16 in. for me. You don't cut all the way through so as not to ruin your chain in the dirt. You then can take the cant hook and roll the whole log so you can finish the cuts without putting your chain in the dirt. Also very handy when there's a tree down across the road and you want to move it without having to cut the whole thing into pieces small enough to carry)
I can't get over how pretty that property is and that greenhouse!! It's absolutely phenomenal, what I'd do to get a piece of land to build on like that.
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You have taken your videos to a higher level with blacksmithing, woodworking and some gardening well integrated. There is no doubt about your skilled craftsmanship. You also have become a one person quality tool manufacturer as well. I sincerely enjoy watching your videos as we viewers learn a little more about these crafts each time we see them. I find your videos can be therapeutic and a great way to relax at times and regenerate my blacksmithing motivation.
Thank you Dan!!
Love these videos, very informative, no dribbling on or crappy music. Wish I had some of the equipment. Love it, thanks.
Absolutely beautiful tool. Excellent craftsmanship! This is definitely my favorite channel on UA-cam.
Thank you so much!!
If you enjoy epic craftsmanship and silent video content where the tools do the talking, check out Mr chickadee
Isaac am0
I love the peace and quite coupled with shear skill. I love this style of video that concentrated on the skill not the stupid commentary and music. Well done and keep it up
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Agreed! Got my sub
Seriously, thank you for not including some ridiculous music over these beautiful videos
Simple, elegant, and well- built. The envy of any working man!
Great show, man. There is a saying here in Germany to remind the trainees to work with leverages: Gewaltig ist des Schlossers Kraft, wenn er mit dem Hebel schafft. It is a rhyme. Literally translated: Enormous is the metalworkers force, if the leverage is his tool to work with. Thumbs up. This tool will last a lifetime.
Thank you! Great saying.
A simple principle used in many trades. Perfectly produced by a master craftsman.👍
Simple, clean, and functional. I like it. I’m talking about the video and the log turning tool.
What I like most about your videos, is the the points they touch in my own life...I use a log jack to cut my wood and split with a Swedish pattern axe, I even design and build cold greenhouses. I'd love to learn to forge!
Cool, thanks!
Everything about this video is perfect. A super high quality grinder putting on a perfect edge. A beautiful, handmade, heirloom tool being created. A perfect greenhouse. Gardening and a beautiful piece of land. You all have a great lifestyle, and this video should be a textbook example of how to make a good video about too creation. I shall add it to my favorites and study it.
Thank you so much!!
The videos with wood and metal are just great!
Your videos make me want to try blacksmithing myself. Keep at it Torbjörn 🙂
Yes, yes, yes ! That handle is superb ! If he keeps it out of the blazing sun and protected from rain and drizzle, your son may pass on your cant hook to your grand-daughter ! I hope for the best. The starts were coming along nicely ; I hope you had a wonderful Tomato harvest.
Honestly, I enjoyed the potato break almost as much as the woodworking and blacksmithing. Thanks for the video. :-)
Well done beautiful work very clean my brother and I need a cant hook ! Quality hand built tool
An organized, well planned, well financed, enriching, rewarding and talented life. Good for you sir. Inspiring; although I am a bit envious
Thanks Thomas!
I am Ahmed from Egypt (Cairo) and I love to tell you that you are a good person and your work is great .. well done thank you for this video
Why am I not surprised that you are equally stellar on a lathe?
A Swedish cybörg, I’m growing increasingly more convinced...
Ha ha...
As always, when I see you make tools or other things, it's like a yoga session. And obviously it's so educational. Thanks a lot, and keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man that looks better than the ones you buy at hardware stores and it looks like it will last more than a 100 years to . Kick ass video keep it up. 👍🇺🇸
- I liked the potato planting (we always split or quartered our Big potatoes).
- I liked the whole set up you have for your really Super Nice wood table-bench pressure vice, too.
- Oh, and as always, the craft work is so sweet. Thank you.
Thank you Robert!
That greenhouse is top notch. Nice to see other stuff in the videos also.
Very useful and flexible tool. One of my favorite channels.
I love the "MEANWHILE...OUTSIDE THE FORGE," moments :D
I love that you make various items in a clear and concise manner that is easy to follow
Thanks!
A wonderfully useful tool for firewood processing. In fact, thanks for reminding me that I need a new one. My old one disappeared a while back and I have not replaced it.
Your wood working skills progressed very fast once you got that wood work shop up and running. Your tools are great by the way. FAR better lathe then I have, and I love that whetstone wheel set-up. A second side with strop is a great design.
Thanks Jesse!
Excellent work. Very understated but nethertheless great content. Lovely mix of calm and metal bashing. Enjoyed that.
kooky flukes cecuate gjengrua
yet another nice, quality built tool to last a lifetime. Can i suggest a small modification to extend the life of your tool? In canada growing up all the cant hooks / peavies had a metal spike on the end. Pretty much a cone of steel that cups the first 100-150 mm of your handle. It is useful when you are using 2 to steer a log. 1 can be driven into the dirt to stop a log and another to pivot the log around the other. Also it will save your handle from getting chewed up in the dirt with rotating the log thus making it last longer. Please dont mistake me and think i dont love your design because i do. I just think the addition of the spiked cone may make it last a lot longer for you.
Thank you!! I appreciate the info! This is my first time holing a tool like this in my hands :) If I get a chance to use it more extensively I might consider changing it depending on the work/situation it has to endure.
no problem at all. you will enjoy it. it is a very useful tool. You will get many years of use out of it thats for sure. Also thank you for the video. As always i enjoy your videos.
Torbjorn has a mean blacksmith game
Really like your high-end tools...Tormek T-8 sharpening system made in Sweden...
douro20 Btw where is this man from?
Sweden! :)
Love my Tormek, puts on an excellent edge.
Must be nice to have everything you want.
only 182k subs is way too few. there should be millions. there must be justice in this case!
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Great build! I’ve watched this several times since you posted it. Always see something new. I just found an antique can’t hook that’s in great condition. I’m sure it could tell some stories of working men and women...and muscle! Thanks for posting.
Thanks! I'm sure it could!
You can't beat Robert sorbey tools. A couple of Tricks I've learned as a professional woodturner. Try leaving the Burr on the gouges and scrapers as long as it's not too heavy. Another tip is to use the skew chisel upside down. it's a lot less grabby that way. You do great work.
Oh, thank you! Didn't know the skew had an up or down side! :) Not sure I follow you there....
Great craftsmanship as always!
Love to watch your videos.
Cheers!
beautifull and clean tool :) as always you're amazing
Hey again I just love your craftsmanship.
You use a common wood chisel for cutting to make a flatten ares to mount the steel bracket- first time I feel I have a better tool for that job SIR , Last summer I built a long handle (2 hand size) wood chisel party from trying to copy some of your skills ( I also did the Blacksmit and the wood handle which was like a two piece knife handle , It is something a joyy to work with.
Sir I love every second of every video of yours I have seen .
Thanks for the teaching Sir
Thanks!
i love your tool sharpening method, it's just sooo effective and fast, not chasing after the bevel...
Thanks. Yes, it's a great machine... takes a while to set up but the result is always good.
No comment on his potatoes?
dgedi78 of course, why do you think i watch thoses videos. none can be blacksmith without garden potatoes ;)
Wow what an artist ! You are 👍🏼👍🏼
Lindíssimo trabalho, parabéns!
For a moment I got excited thinking you were making the Aruval - a kind of Indian billhook. The cant hook is quite interesting too, as a tool
Boiled linseed! Another project well done. Juniorbjörn seems to be enjoying his practical upbringing.
Ha ha, I think he does. Thanks.
Great timing on this build, I'm going to need one of these soon and was looking to buy one
Cool!
I've never needed to slightly rotate a log but if I did I'd want to do it with whatever this is.
Handy when limbing, and also used for getting logs off of obstructions when skidding!
You can do more than lightly rotate the logs if you know how to handle it! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cant_hook#/media/File:Photograph_of_a_Load_of_White_Pine_Logs_on_a_Sled__-NARA-__2127491.jpg
Ah, but after enough slight rotations you've rolled your log twenty meters.
If you know what your doing you can throw massive logs around like their nothing, watch some of Matthew Cremona's saw milling videos for a decent demo
it is called a Can Hook he misspelled it still used by people who cut wood for the paper mill
Very cool! In my part of the world (Ozark Mountains, USA) we make ours about 5 feet tall and about 3" or 3 1/2" where the hook attaches. The geometry works out so a log can be rolled up on the pole and lift the log up high enough to keep the chainsaw out of the rocks.
The hook is often morticed into the pole with no other hardware.
Cool! Thanks.
What a nice anvil, nice working also.
can you make a "can" hook....sry terrible joke,I'll see myself out :)
MMOJunkie I honestly watched this video just to see if someone had made the joke. Haha
Morgan Hughes same here!
No. Because no hook can hook
Hahahaha
you all probably dont care at all but does any of you know a method to get back into an Instagram account?
I was stupid forgot the password. I love any tricks you can offer me
"CANT!"
"What did you call me?"
"Oh nothing, just found my prized hook!"
😉
Bet you're happy to be in new woodwork shop? And I agree with lot's of comments below, you produce such good video's and and the craftsmanship is second to none. We used to use these when I was a linesman on the Snowy, for when we wanted to turn poles just before we lowered them right in the ground and on the bottom, to line up the cross arms and other attachments we would have on the pole, they were invaluable.
Good to have a useful space for sure! Still a lot to do organizing and such. Ah, I can see the value there aligning the poles!
Yes they were very handy.
you inspire me man. i love the way you do your work.So organized clean and systematic ,Thank you.
Your'e a craftsman top class job
19:41 look at those pasty calves!
You've got airline pilot legs haha
What a weird comment
I appreciate your work and your way of letting us participate in this. Thanks a lot.
The quality of your work is truly amazing !
Tom
Cool thing, painstaking work, perfect quality ..... but why? Trunks in the forest to turn in search of larvae of bug beetle?
Сделал крутую приспособу, чтоб кактать брёвна, вместо того, чтоб просто взять в руки и перенести.
Another beautifully crafted item. Elegant, practical, functional. 😀
one of your best videos yet. I really like the combination of wood and metal work.
Got a par of green thumbs I see
He does, and the video where he's building that greenhouse is as wonderful to watch as this one was.
I wood. But I cant
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Gotta love that mechanical advantage! Looks like you're getting good use out of your wood shop already. :D
Everything about that tool is beautiful! Good work sir!
Didnt even feel like 20 minutes.
Зачем это у меня в рекомендациях
что бы да...
Wow, Man!!! Look at your house!! It´s a paradise!!
Torbjörn makes the rest of us men feel inadequate. That was beautiful.
Seems more like a CAN hook to me
Why can’t you hook it?
i see what you did there
*Just noticed*
Sharp Works quero ver Dores do turvo
That greenhouse is immaculate.
Thank you men!!! .when skill and talent are put to practice everything possible ,i have learnt annealing,tempering ,quenching and good workman's ship skills...keep it up.
И в чем прикол?
Строить кузницу свою и столярную мастерскую, чтоб затем такую хрена вымастерить
in Eastern Europe we use legs to push logs. No need in special instruments)))
sometimes thoughts about how poor we are here make me cry and laugh at the same time
I'm sorry...
Thanks for your really GREAT videos!
Yaroslav Shemeliak And despite the fact he has so much money he wants more and makes a patreon account. I laugh too !
I give the community free videos, what is wrong if I get something back for my time and work??
don`t pay attention on stupid people. Patreon account is good idea!
Is a good job... is sturdy. Respect from Calabria
what an impecable work your did back there. Congratulations
It’s kind of odd seeing the woodworking on this channel 👍