Spent a couple days at our mountain cabin and found my buddy's home made pickaroon very handy. So, I did some searching and found them more expensive than I expected. Found a couple on eBay, and the prices were even more expensive. Missed out on several auctions in the final 15 seconds when the price doubled or tripled. Then I found a nice example of a vintage Lamb 0601 head only and managed to squeeze it through an auction that ended on Father's Day.
It came quickly, and was just what I was looking for, sans handle:
I have an Ace Hardware affinity card, and it was loaded with enough $$$ to fund a nice, unfinished Hickory "Boys Axe Handle" in 24" length. Picked it up last night, and spent an extra hot afternoon today sanding and shaping the handle for a perfect fit. I like to use some good waterproof carpenter's glue on the wedge, drove it in, sawed off the excess, cleaned up the head, and have a very nice tight fit:
I used some aged Mineral Oil that had been deemed unfit for consumption about 30 years ago for a hand rubbed finish on the handle:
The new to me tool is drying for a couple days, and it is too stinking hot for actual Timber work anyway, so this will just be a conversation piece for a while till the weather breaks and the mood strikes.
So, what do you call them: Hookaroon, or Pickaroon?
I've had one person suggest if the tip is hooked, it's a hookaroon and if it's straight, it's a pickaroon. But most of my reading finds the names interchangeable.
More interestingly: How many of you use one? My friend who welded up my log arch made his own, and uses it for moving rounds around when he is running his splitter. But, he also uses it to reach into the bed of his pick-up to grab and drag things to within reach. Hmmm.
It came quickly, and was just what I was looking for, sans handle:
I have an Ace Hardware affinity card, and it was loaded with enough $$$ to fund a nice, unfinished Hickory "Boys Axe Handle" in 24" length. Picked it up last night, and spent an extra hot afternoon today sanding and shaping the handle for a perfect fit. I like to use some good waterproof carpenter's glue on the wedge, drove it in, sawed off the excess, cleaned up the head, and have a very nice tight fit:
I used some aged Mineral Oil that had been deemed unfit for consumption about 30 years ago for a hand rubbed finish on the handle:
The new to me tool is drying for a couple days, and it is too stinking hot for actual Timber work anyway, so this will just be a conversation piece for a while till the weather breaks and the mood strikes.
So, what do you call them: Hookaroon, or Pickaroon?
I've had one person suggest if the tip is hooked, it's a hookaroon and if it's straight, it's a pickaroon. But most of my reading finds the names interchangeable.
More interestingly: How many of you use one? My friend who welded up my log arch made his own, and uses it for moving rounds around when he is running his splitter. But, he also uses it to reach into the bed of his pick-up to grab and drag things to within reach. Hmmm.