What is the difference between a cant hook and a Peavey?
The biggest difference between a cant hook vs. peavey is at the end of the logging tool. A peavey includes a pointed tip at the end which is designed for separating logs, sticking in the ground for sliding or leveraging logs, and easy storage access. A cant hook does not include a pointed tip.
What is a cant pole?
A cant-hook is used to move logs either in the timber or at the sawmill, or to move large stones. A cant-hook (sometimes called a cant-dog) with a spike at the end of the pole (the end with the hook) is called a peavey. Use of a cant-hook with a spike is first attributed to Joseph Peavey in 1858, a Maine blacksmith.
What are cant hook used for?
A cant hook or cant dog is a traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook called a dog at one end, used for handling and turning logs and cants, especially in sawmills.
Who invented cant hook?
Joseph Peavey
In 1858, Joseph Peavey, a blacksmith in Stillwater, Maine, made a rigid clasp to encircle the cant dog handle with the hook on one side. It moved up and down, but not sideways. All loggers have used it ever since.”
How long is a cant hook handle?
36″ to 60″
(36″ to 60″)
What was a Pickaroon used for?
The Pickaroon is a tool for safely moving cut logs, known as “rounds.” The heads of these two, commissioned at a third generation German foundry, are the same size, with different handle lengths. The longer one (31″) is great for wrangling larger logs, and the shorter (15″) is great for moving shorter sections.
Why do lumber yards spray water on logs?
Storing logs under sprinklers or in a log pond helps prevent end checking and slows deterioration caused by insects, fungal stain, and decay. However, chemical staining can occur under wet conditions. Today, softwood logs decked in the log yard are typically protected by water sprinkling during warm weather.
Why are underwater logs so valuable?
Trees become submerged by slipping from a logger’s grasp or by growing in a valley previously dammed for reservoir construction. Very few of these old growth trees remain legally accessible for harvest today, which makes the sinker logs that much more desirable.
What is a cant hook used for?
Our cant hook gives loggers the ability to turn, pivot and move heavy logs. The STIHL cant hook is specially designed for gripping and moving cant logs in a wide range of sizes. It features an extra-large non-slip grip for improved control and its heavy-duty body stands up to daily wear and tear.
Do I need a cant hook for my Chainsaw?
If you have a chainsaw, you need a cant hook! I have owned my cant hook (and log stand) for years now and I don’t cut trees without it! One jab and turn with cant hook makes cutting logs effective and easy. Turning downed trees is simple and quick, making this tool even more necessary for cutting wood.
What are Stihl logs?
Logs don’t move themselves. It takes strength, agility, intelligence and well-crafted tools. STIHL forestry tools are made with the professional logger in mind and specially designed to lift, rotate and transport those very large chunks of tree.
Why choose Stihl forestry tools?
STIHL forestry tools are made with the professional logger in mind and specially designed to lift, rotate and transport those very large chunks of tree. Whether you’re at the mill, on the lot, or deep in the woods, our forestry tools give you the leverage you need to help make the work easier.
