Pickaroon Hookaroon [Lost Tools]
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- In this video, we take a look at a traditional logging tool, a Pickaroon/Hookaroon. I talk about the history of my pickaroon and how to use them.
A pickaroon (or picaroon) is a wood-handled (may be other materials also), metal-topped log handling tool. It is distinguished from a pike pole by having a shorter handle, no metal point, and an opposite curve to its hook (toward the handle rather than away); and from both a cant hook and peavey by having a fixed hook facing its handle rather than a pivoting one facing away.
A pickaroon with a down-turned point on its hook is known as a sappie or hookaroon, one with an axe blade opposite its' hook is an axaroon, eliminating the need to carry two tools to manage logs.
In the video I move a large pile of firewood using the tools and loading on to my trailer.
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From one old man to another. LOL Thank you for the video, I enjoyed the demonstration. I will finally be putting a handle on my hookaroon head. Saved it from a thrift shop in a logging town some years ago. Using it will save alot of time and pain.
Sounds awesome! I wish I could find an old one in a second hand shop! maybe I should take a trip to the States... I think I would need more than a suitcase to get all my souvenirs back though!
Thanks for watching! Cheers!
I'm in Australia and never seen or heard of. Lots of old logging tools in my area.
As a young forestry school grad many years ago I was put on a landing sorting tree length timber hauled up by a big skidder with 12 choker chains. I had a pulp hook and a pickaroon to help me. You learn real quick how useful a pickaroon is because the landing has to be cleared and sorted before the skidder gets back. The best trick with either tool is to hook a big junk low down on the side and spin it as you pull - way easier than just sticking and pulling. Use the other logs or pieces on the ground. Get the junk spun up onto them and use them to support it as you pull/spin it along. I could move an 18 foot log 12" on the small end this way. Close in work goes to the pulp hook. Stick the piece but remember to give your wrist a flick to the side to release the tool when you throw the wood. Don't sharpen your points to a needle shape. Old timers would sharpen then whack the point down on an anvil to make a "duck's bill" point that won't stick. Frozen wood needs a different point than sticky summer wood. My goal was always to be sitting on the log pile looking bored when the skidder got back. Sweat would be dripping off my nose sometimes but he never caught me fighting with the wood as he came back - I was always waiting for him. Oh, except for that one day I forgot my pickaroon - I would rather forget that one.
Nice demo. Thanks. I just ordered my 1st hookaroon (my lower back is killing me in my elder years) even though I always knew about this logging tool all my life ; I always thought this tool was for wimps. I'm afraid I may have waited too long to get one. - N Idaho -
Great video! I love historic tools. Keep the videos coming! (Side note: I have a couple of hookaroons. They work great in lighter, softer woods, but not so well with hard and heavy oaks, etcetera; at least in my experience. Nevertheless, as I said, they work great for me in pine and softer hardwoods).
Great job well description of the hookaroon god bless
This was brilliant mate! great vid! keep them coming!
Slowly but surely! Also your cracking out some real master peaces btw!
@@stevesindustrialadventures799 keep them
Coming mate! If I’m ever over your way, I would love to meet up for a chat. Thanks so much and take care steve 🙌🏼👍🏼
Dislodging the firewood round is easier with a pickaroon rather than a hookaroon due to the straight point. Now for some odd reason I want a macaroon...... LOL
Thank you for the demonstration . I have mine ordered on E-bay. You made up my mind.
great video love the history mentioned ..
Wish I'd known about these when I was working on farm years ago,spent a lot of time felling/logging in winter and would have saved my back a lot😟still do a bit of firewood and also now blacksmithing/metalworking so will be making some of these,maybe one with axe blade on one side😉😉
Keep uploading mate, your content is great
Thanks for watching! Will do slowly but surely! Cheers!
Interesting facts about timber tools 👍
Hi thanks for watching appreciate your feedback! . If you like looking tools iv just made a new video on the history of the can't hook... ua-cam.com/video/TuFDkDzCeOU/v-deo.html
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I am about to order one, great demonstration video...
Only 24 views!? Mental! Subbed, great video! Well shot and really well presented, thanks!
Hi thanks for watching! A few more views now! Must be your good feed back! Iv just posted a new vid about the history of the can't hook if your interested in logging tools?. All the best! Cheers!
I guess I'm kind of off topic but do anyone know of a good site to stream newly released tv shows online?
@Kayden Jase i watch on Flixzone. You can find it on google :)
Thanks for the video I've got a pickaroon but rarely use it and didn't even know it was called a pickaroon. It doesn't go into the wood as easily as yours though so maybe I need to give it a tickle with a file to sharpen it
Thanks mate, nice video
Thanks for watching! Cheers
Great video! Think you need a bigger trailer lol
Well done!
great video
Great Vid 👍😃
Just ordered mine today thank you
How is it performing and what have you been using it for? Cheers!
Someone on UA-cam actually knows the difference in a pickaroon/hookaroon/axearoon. I would like a axearoon, but haven't been able to find one. Heck, I have been trying to find someone that could forge one.
I have found multi purpose tools always sacrifice function for convenience. For instance you can't move around as freely if you have two sharp bits. You also want as little weight as possible for a tool of mobility
@@chanmang yeah they were really designed as s compromise if you're carrying things out to the field. Two heads, one handle = less weight and less cumbersome but also means if you just break one handle then both tool heads are down.
There's a lot of people blacksmithing these days.
I found myself using a bill (something like a suffolk) in similar manner
I've never seen and grew up in an area with lots of logging that only started to taper off 50 years ago ish, so lots of Old tools around.
Must have not made it to south west Australia. Seems strange. Guess I'll just have to make one
Neat, thank you for sharing
Thank you for watching! Cheers
In your opinion, what is better and more practical - this tool or aluminum, such as OCHSENKOPF or the like? Is aluminum fundamentally better? Thanks!
anything with a r o und handle is shit
pretty neat i learned a bit from ya
Yeah buddy I need one of them my dad and I just got a central boiler
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Just ordered one...mainly to keep my hands away from the wood pile....and snakes
What is the handle length on your long handled hookaroon??? Looks like the perfect length.
Thx
It’s pretty common to see 32 inch handles for full size axes and picks
Cheers from Canada , we'll hoist a pint for ya .
Any time, Thanks for watching! Cheers!
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Look up the term goad, it looks like hookeroons go all the way back to 1samuel. It used to be longer for guiding cattle.
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Makes a good zombie killer 😮
Master of the obvious
I really wish you good health until your "late 80s", and more !
Really appreciate your comment! Thanks for watching. Cheers!
They save on back pain.
There's a Swedish or Norweigan blacksmith who made one of those last year.
Fantastic! I will have to look it up.. do you have a link?
Thanks for watching.
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@@stevesindustrialadventures799 I will see if I can find it.
We do 500 facecord a year. As a family
Nice work! Its Hard work, you will never get rich .... But Logging is great fun!
Thanks for watching Cheers!