I love the concept "let me clean it up to show respect"

@benfiander40

4 жыл бұрын

Tools are never precious, but they should always be shown respect

The knob on the end of the handle is called a "fawn's foot". I personally recommended rubbing those handles down with linseed oil. If you get enough on the loose one, the wood will swell and hold the toolhead a little better. I'm probably to late to the game for my comment to get any notice, but I really enjoyed the video. Thanks!

@westendlawn

5 жыл бұрын

That's a regional term. I've always known any handle end, like that to be called a Knob. Google anatomy of an ax and you'll see what I'm talking about.

@AdamTheJensen

5 жыл бұрын

@@westendlawn yes, the end is still called a knob. I mean to say that different styles of knobs have different names. For example, fawn's foot, scroll end, and swell knob are three different styles.

@horacerumpole6912

5 жыл бұрын

Blo is junk-

@RobTheOgre

5 жыл бұрын

you can also use propylene glycol (aka antifreeze) to swell a handle back into a head. its thin, soaks into the wood well (better soak =more swelling) like water but it doesnt evaporate like water .... shout out to AVE for the tip

@colmhain

4 жыл бұрын

@@horacerumpole6912 he said linseed oil, not boiled linseed oil. And what makes you think blo in junk?

Scott, because of your urging, I will leave a comment. As a 66 y.o. retired contractor I can categorically state that if I had used a pickaroon for the 38 years I was active, I would have lasted a few more years. I have no idea how much lumber I moved the wrong way, but it was enough to wear my back out by the time I hit 60. Young men and women who do this kind work for living take heed.

@essentialcraftsman

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing John!

@robsdeviceunknown

5 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, I am in same boat but my back didnt last even that long. Mine was the result of always trying to do everything by myself. Stupid.

@sarkisiangeorge

5 жыл бұрын

@@essentialcraftsman When a person becomes old folks like us, we look at certain things/methods/applications and wonder why we didn't use them to save our bodies from premature demise. As I was watching this video, i couldn't help but think that a longer handle on the pick-a-roon might save your back even more wear and tear. Are there pros and cons to using the length you use? I would think adding another foot or two to the handle would help even more by creating less need to bend so much.

@Wen6543

5 жыл бұрын

@D k I´m slower than other people when it comes to moving stuff because i always use technique to take care of my back, i´m going for 38 years old and the only problem with my back is the classical compression of the discs that makes me loose a couple of cm after some time standing or sitting.

@Wen6543

5 жыл бұрын

@D k I hope it works. Some people manifested improvements with magnesium chloride, who knows. Regards.

These are the feel good learning videos that brought me to this channel in the first place. Glad to see them pop up on my notifications.

@doug9418

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome, that's why I joined just a few mins ago. 🇺🇸

@1175ld

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. These are Scott’s best types of videos.

@marleyeve51

2 жыл бұрын

We are researching Pickaroon‘s right now and considered your website a must visit. Our difficulty right now is finding that chisel tip and the handle on a good solid tool. I am interested if you have any brand recommendations

@1oldteck

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed... And I enjoy the learning

I'm 71 years old and couldn't pick up cut and split firewood pieces off the ground for very long without one, you are absolutely correct about being a back saver. Great video!

Thanks for the pickaroon, "it'll help an old man work a little longer" In my working years I have learned more from old men than I have learned from young chargers. Eyes and ears open, mouth shut...

@scottfurlong5475

4 жыл бұрын

And the guy with the black eye was talking when he should have been listening.

Love how you respect old tools.. most people don't have respect for anything or anyone.

Interesting timing - Just came in from my shop ,where I put a handle on a pickaroon that I forged.

@mvblitzyo

5 жыл бұрын

are you selling any for us tree people ? always looking for a good hand made tool .. Joe Rapanut

@louislarose4023

5 жыл бұрын

@@mvblitzyo I haven't made any to sell yet. besides the shipping cost from northern British Columbia would be pretty steep.

@timm4499

5 жыл бұрын

Louis Larose that’s very true. I wanted to buy one of the wrenches made by hand tool rescue. Shipping was more than the wrench

Pickaroon and a Canticlever- save your back, less slivers and bites. Great video and presentation.

This is by far my favorite channel, I use picaroons & a hookaroon while splitting my firewood

I just picked up a pickaroon. What a tool. My son turned me on to your channel. Now I am wearing him out with my Essential Craftsman stories. So funny. This tool has saved me so much time and back pain. I love cutting and splitting wood.

At 75, I'm pleased to remember my younger days in Cottage Grove, Oregon, just out of high school (and before Vietnam).... I was selling firewood... Pond Lillys they were called. Yes, I had a pickaroon and also a pike pole.... (and a splitting maul!!!!!) Though no longer needed, it'd fun to still have them!! Thanks for the trip!!

'The Pickaroons' -sounds like a great bluegrass band name.

I admire your wisdom. You seam to always be teaching something

Love the electrical tape band-aid. Sign of a resourceful craftsman!! :-)

@ncooty

5 жыл бұрын

@Patrick Wagz You mean you can use that stuff for wiring too?! :)

@electricmick357

5 жыл бұрын

Electrical tape is the best band-aid EVER.

@billstanis8803

5 жыл бұрын

scotch #33 and a paper napkin, get back to it......

@colmhain

4 жыл бұрын

This is actually why most of my t-shirts are sleeveless.

Remember turning on some hippie landscapers to the pickaroon moving railroad tie up a hill for a staircase Back in the late seventies. A lot better than creosote burns on your forearms! Had to fabricate one for them and as you said in my youth I had not paid attention to the tip. Thanks I am going to address and redress my tips to chisel, I learned to use these while living in Eugene and living out on the rural fringes while being a U of O student from California. My neighbors were wonderful folks like you who were eager to share the joy and satisfaction of the simple tasks and work...essential indeed! Even used one out at Coach Bowerman's place trying to stack firewood. He was a wizard with one and could pick and throw up a stack exquisitely being of Oregonain stock and all. He used a short one like you showed and yes there was a lanyard on it as well that allowed you to let it go to use two hand for adjusting things with two hand s and not loosing it.

Love these videos where you talk about lost arts. Especially, I think, on topics that would have been so normal in days gone by that nobody thought to document them. Thanks for doing what you do.

Great to hear memories of you dad!

We use the smaller pickaroons for firewood stacking.

Another great video! We love seeing my son Drew's picture of his Estwing hammer in the background of your videos. I love how much you value and respect hard work. Best channel on you tube!

@essentialcraftsman

5 жыл бұрын

The blue handled hammer? I love it... Thanks Drew.... Mrs. EC

Very interesting. I live in Bolton, UK. I've never heard of a pickaroon, although Stihl, for example, make a small 'hookaroon' for similar use. I do have a similar tool with a three foot handle (we aren't all metric people here!). It came from the old Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Locomotive Works at nearby Horwich (now demolished). It was a platelayer's* tool and had three uses: 1 there is a ¾" wide rounded chisel tipped spike similar to yours for 'picking and moving' wooden railway sleepers. 2 the chisel tip is also a rough 'chisel' for gouging out areas on a sleeper to help level the plates or chairs. 3 on the opposite side of the forged head is a stubby axehead for chopping out the area of a sleeper to be levelled for the plate or chair. *Platelayer is a general term (less in use now) for a person who works on the railway (permanent way or railroad in the US). In the early days of the railway their skill was in placing the plates or chairs as level as possible on the wooden sleepers, onto which the track was laid.

Love pickaroons. Couldn’t afford to buy one yet, but wanted one so badly that I made my own!

@kevcollupy

5 жыл бұрын

Also made one this winter, but may modify the tip on the next one - as the chisel hook tip makes a lot of sense to me

@TomWylie

5 жыл бұрын

Way to go! The sign of a true homesteader. "Can't afford it? Doesn't matter-I'll make one myself!" :)

@HoosierHomesteaders

5 жыл бұрын

KevC be sure not to make it too thin, I made mine come to a nice thin tip to sink in easier but ran into issues with it wanting to bend. I suppose hardening it may help, but I haven’t got a forge put together yet or researched any techniques. Having a little bit of a hook to it helps to hold the wood until you’re ready to drop it, which I found quite helpful for moving firewood.

Y’all’s love of building, working and crafting is infectious. Always an inspiration to watch an E.C. video. I wish I could get some of your music to work by.

Every thing you just said is so true. My family was in logging, pulpwood, fire wood. Carpentry, barn builders. That's how we got things done. My first time using one I was 9 years old with fire wood. Moved up from there. They're quite handy. I could use 2 at time with that short handle loading wood in back of a 71 model Chevrolet c10 and stack it tight. No just throwing in the bed at our house. I made that mistake once I busted out the back glass. I got my butt torn up too. Lol. That's when I learned going fast doesn't always mean doing well. When coming to pulp wood. It easy on the pine. Easy to stack on the cable to load. Logging , it worked great as well. We used miles and snaking dogs. Then a tractor and finally a loader bucket.. From, moving limbs to help guiding on the slide poles to get it on the truck. Can't hooks and pickaroons. Saves time and money. I'm 57 now. I'm still a firm believer in them. I do a lot by myself. It just another pair of hands. I've gone too long. Thank you for seeing memories. Time goes by fast. Slow down, enjoy what you do. Why live life in a hustle. God bless.

Good time of the year to frame up a spec house.

I've been frequenting antique stores and flea markets here in my part of Indiana for several years and have never come across a pickaroon. I saw plenty of pickaxes for sale and got some for cheap. With an angle grinder I converted a couple of the pick axes into pickaroons.

@robinbennett5994

5 жыл бұрын

That's an excellent idea - I don't think I've ever seen a pickaroon here in the UK

Have one of these in my truck and one in the wood shop...perfect for stacking cut firewood when you are stocking up for winter heat. I haven't bent over for a piece of firewood in 40 years. You can't go wrong with a Pickaroon....

Thanks Scott! My grandpa left us several pickaroons (just got two out of storage yesterday, in fact). I was trying to figure out based on guesswork how to best sharpen them. Now I don't have to guess, thanks to you! Keep up the great videos.

@randystrand908

Жыл бұрын

Yes, great tip, tip! Fist video I've found discussing how to sharpen/shape the tip!

The pickaroon moves you 3 feet away from a nasty snake bite. And yes you’re right about black widows. They are more numerous and will send you to the hospital as well! Tools were invented by the working men. The right tool for the job is is a safe practice at all times. Nice video as usual!

@ForestDwellerHillCountryGoon

9 ай бұрын

I used mine today to move old pallets covered in old leaves, under an old firewood awning in the Ozarks...perfect Copperhead habitat... The ol pickaroon was the hero of the day!

After my dad passed, it fell to me to break down his shop. Over the years I've been trained and used just about every tool he owned, but there in the corner hanging on a nail was one of your pickaroons. However back then, I had no idea what it was called and even less of an idea of what it was used for. As I picked it up off the nail, I figured it was one of his picks that he had ground down over the years. At the sale later that weekend I sold it for a few bucks. I would gladly give a couple hundred bucks to get it back. Thank you sir, for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.

Hi there I appreciate your love and knowledge of tools... And it's obvious the way you talk about your dad, he had a big play in that quality, that he instilled in you. My dad's been gone a lot of years... But it's rare to have a conversation with me that I don't bring him up, a funny story or something he taught me.... Still teaching me. Thanks for being one of the good guys. Now I'm gonna have to pick me up a pickaroon.

I live in the PNW. It was once all about lumber. Now it's all about lumberjack apparel (hipsters).

@saltycowgirl

5 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Toledo Oregon and if the old men could see what some of these Big City kids are wearing they would be appalled.. I grew up with really hard working men and women and it was a way of life..

@warptenblender

5 жыл бұрын

at least they're emulating masculine clothing and not dresses and makeup

What a treat to watch this video. I just bought a pickaroon, because my back has been injured and I'm not bending over like I used to. Should have bought one of these when I was 25 instead of 50. I learned a lot, great video, thanks

That's funny that this is posted just now. I was out with my wife and daughter doing some "buying other peoples old crap" for a garden project and we saw one of these. We are in Eastern Ontario, Canada, and I (at 58) had never seen one before. My daughter asked what it was for, and I surmised what it might be useful for, and wasn't far off. Once you pick up enough tools and break a sweat with them, you start to recognize what an unfamiliar tool might be good for.

I had seen one before never knew what it was. Thanks Scott.

I picked one up at a flea market a few years back! It looks about like yours do - neglected, sitting in a corner somewhere for who knows how long until it's called upon again to save our backs. Next time i'm taking a tree down i'll be sure to use it to handle the various lengths I'd otherwise have to pick up. We don't do any commercial logging here in Kansas for obvious reasons, but plenty of firewood cutting, clearing for pasture or cleaning up storm damage, etc. When I'm processing and stacking my firewood this year for the inevitable winter, I'll take the time to appreciate this too. I was super excited when I found it and have added it to my collection of axes - ready to be used, whenever that may be.

Scott, you and cy have inspired me to try my hand at forging, I havent really had the heart to go through most of my dad's stuff since he passed 9 months ago but as I started first thing I see is an anvil, he never forged and as far as I know he didnt know he had one. I like to think its a sign he supports me metal working instead of just wood working. Thank you! Oh and your hoodie's really hold up! Built a deck with my brother in the pouring rain for a good 7 hours and I was dry!

@rjtumble

5 жыл бұрын

I hope you're able to make use of your dad's old anvil, you'll have fond memories of him and a smile on your face thinking of him while you learn a new craft.

@thewilddinkus8026

5 жыл бұрын

@@rjtumble thanks, I will. Honestly almost all my tools were his. So everything I make brings back those memories, I never wanted to woodwork but I took a class in high school and he was helping me. The day before he passed we made a table for that class that could change height with this system I designed he was so proud. So was the teacher, I entered it in an art show and won best in show for it. I wish I had an interest in what he knew before it was too late. I regret it everyday. I mentioned forging once but he didnt think I was serious, I just wish he could see the man I have become, I'd like to think he is proud of me.

@rjtumble

5 жыл бұрын

@@thewilddinkus8026 We both share that feeling.

@thewilddinkus8026

5 жыл бұрын

@@rjtumble I think everyone can relate to that in some way or another, but we got to keep going and learn the skill, it is nice when a loved one can teach you but even if they cant you are still helping to keep a dying trade alive. And thats a pretty good feeling. Thats why I love this channel, a previous generation passing down info and while I hope scott is around for the next 50 years, that might not be the case, but by posting these videos anyone can see and learn even after all of us are gone.

TOTAL back saver. Wish I had known about this tool 47 years ago...My neighbor bought me one this Christmas. My back is sooo happy!

Sir, I collect steel hand-tools. Not in a regular ‘collecting’ style. I aim to have one of each tool. Although axes and hammers have a wide variety and so I have several examples of these. My pickeroon was shipped from Council tools to Australia, along with a pulaski and a wrecking bar. Shipping was more than the items cost. My tool collection causes a stir for new visitors who then hear the story and marvel at the size of a burning trunk than can be doused by simply rolling with a pickeroon. I am working on a display wall for the collection. Cheers, -Mac

If you add a pickaroon to your collection, consider adding in a pike (and maybe a cant hook if you find yourself rolling stuff a lot) as well. Having more tools at hand gives one more options, and a long handled pike can let you grab, pull, and push stuff with less walking.

@randystrand908

Жыл бұрын

This is a great suggestion. I fell trees and often have to deal with large rounds even after cutting with chainsaw. Any tool that gives leverage is a huge plus! (Can't wait to try out my new pickaroon. I purchased the Ochsenkopf 28", but plan to order a 36" from Council Tool yet today. I want to try out the different lengths.)

I've got one next to my shop door and just last week i was telling a grandson what that tool was. But i did not know about the tip shape. I"ll fix mine tomorrow. thanks for the info.

One of my uncles spent a few years in a lumber mill and when we would visit him during the time he was cutting his home firewood, his sappie was used constantly. That sappie was what you note as the short-handled pickaroon. I imagine it's a regional thing as this was in northern Wisconsin - nowhere near Oregon. :-) I've also seen a couple old timer carpenters that had welded a 'pick end' of sorts to the puller end of a hammer that was set near the lumber pile for ease of handling the sticks.

@bob_frazier

5 жыл бұрын

A German guy a few lines down from you said that's the German name for it. was news to me

I've had one(with the "best" tjp) in my truck for forty years. It was made for my Dad by the local blacksmith... It's handy for lots of things...although I mostly use it now to drag things that have slid out of reach closer..

I have this tools in my garage for years! he was my grandfather and I never knew what he was serving. Thanks ... I can not believe that I have never used this tool. my back would have thanked me 😂😂😂

I've never owned a pickaroon, and now I want one. The strongest association I have with this tool is that it was the weapon of choice for East Indians working in the mills and bent on importing ancient feuds from their homeland into our culture. When I was a teenager, a guy my cousin Billy described as "just a great guy" was killed in the mill parking lot. A pickaroon took out his car windshield, and shortly after took out him. Another great video. Thanks.

I'm a firm believer in the pick axe because of the added function of an axe on the back. I use them often when cleaning out woods roads because I can chop brush as well as pulling rotten logs off the road

Thanks for sharing. By far the best info on pickaroons I've found online

I’ve been following Essential Craftsman for sometime… you’ve inspired me to clear my land and to build my home. Felling 120 foot trees produces a lot of wood to be processed either into firewood for the community and for future use for me…. Had an axe it was poorly made and the fibre glass hand started to slip out. Rather than stick it into some obscure corner… I decided to make a pickeroon. It was a fun process to repurpose a tool, thank you for the inspiration and keep up the good work!

We use them in plywood mill for clearing jam ups

Such a simple and wonderful tool..... brilliant!

I keep a pickaroon in the bed of my J.D. Gator and use it quite a bit collecting firewood and as I'm clearing fallen trees off my fenceline. Several times I've looked at the tip and wondered whether it couldn't be improved in some way but never got around to experimenting with it. Now it and I will spend a little time making sparks this afternoon or tomorrow. I look forward to trying out your dad's recommendations. Thanks for taking time to share them. As always, you have something worth saying, and you say it well. And, as always, I feel well rewarded for watching.

I had no idea these tools even existed until a couple of days ago when I stumbled upon another video. My back is sore every time I move around firewood mostly because I'm bending over all the time picking you up off the ground. This would help me out a lot and this video is helping me choose the correct type to purchase. Thanks!

Another of the unsung heroes of the tool world. Used it just as much as I used the axe when splitting wood for the fire. as you say, It saves your back SOOOO much.

A definite back saver. Even more important for us active seniors. I could probably use one on our retirement property that we just move onto in Texas. Starting in on an overgrown, non-improved, multi-acre lot of land at my age.

Pickaroon and Peavey poles, part of the history of lumber makers and users.

@als8518

5 жыл бұрын

interestingly peavey manufacturing peaveymfg.com/pages/history still makes peaveys here in maine, as well as 7 different pickaroon heads.

I have worked in a sawmill for the past 20 years, using a pickaroon the entire time. I do grind the sides till the tip is about 1/8" wide, then bring the top down in a gradual arc, nearly to the point, I then finish grinding by cutting in a steeper flat angle for the chisel point. That all makes it easier to stick, to make it grip the wood, I peen the chisel point down slightly with a hammer, striking straight on to the point to make a hook around the bottom and a burr on the sides. Seems to work great in southern yellow pine.

I'm also in Oregon, and played with these when I was young. Never knew what they were called, but their usefulness was immediately obvious.

Nice video...I worked for Oshkosh Tools for many years and we made many pickoroons along with many other logging tools. Thay are stamped and are very collectable. Leach Co. Oshkosh

Picked one up at an estate sale last year, they had no idea what it was. Brought it home, cleaned it up and use boiled linseed oil on the handle and on the end. The head tightened up after several applications on the end. It works great and like you said it does save your back.

Dixie Tools from Forestry Suppliers-1987. File the tip periodically, coat the handle yearly with hot pine tar, beeswax and turpentine. Swing down into the end grain of a firewood round, swing it up and in the ATV tire bolted to the splitting block, pump the handle down once smartly and she ejects herself. 32 years old and still giving good service. Simple & astoundingly efficient!

I really enjoy your videos. I am a mechanic for the railroad and I work on a team that dose large scale track maintenance. A lot of the work today is done by machine but we still use hand tools . I also worked in a Black Smith shop growing up I mostly cleaned up but I was learning from People like The Late Clifton Ralph Who would hold yearly classes. So I really enjoy your videos and Thanks for taking the time to make them .

@essentialcraftsman

5 жыл бұрын

Clifton Ralph was quite a man! I read a comment somewhere that watching him run a power hammer was like watching a grizzly bear tear the roof off of your car to get to the Kentucky fried chicken that you left inside.

And just like that, pickaroon sales are soaring! I didnt know I needed one, but i do now, so i just bought one! Thanks EC

I grew up using the shorter ones for processing firewood. Game changer splitting wood. I to this day use my fiberglass handled framing hammer to stand up and move chord wood. You do not have to bend over and wrap your hands around every piece. Big difference.

@patroers9571

5 жыл бұрын

Are you the river rat from grand rapids?

@patroers9571

5 жыл бұрын

Are you from grand rapids

@riverrat1149

5 жыл бұрын

No @@patroers9571

The pickaroon is a great tool in the right context... And when used correctly. I've been wanting to make a few in my blacksmith shop for a long time now.. after making one for my own use (for fire wood and moving quite a few cords at a time) .. I can sell a few a year to those guys who still do real work.

@horacerumpole6912

5 жыл бұрын

The axe eye needs to be pinned

Hey Scott, we use both a long one and a short one on our circle mill. Shorter one by the head for fall off and the longer one for moving it down the non powered conveyor.

My brother, an avid collector/restorer of old axes and chainsaws, once bought a cheap new hatchet and cut/ground it into a pickaroon just like the small one you showed, for handling firewood after splitting.

Not something I've ever seen in the UK, so I made one last week, bloody brilliant, save so much bending..

Scott look I forward to your videos . I grew up as a loggers son used a pickaroon a lot as a kid. And still use one for making firewood all the time. I have a tip if you don't know it already soak that loose headed pick in boiled linseed oil it will tighten up , I cut empty oil container (quart) length ways add inch or so boiled linseed oil and soak head for a day or two.

@B_Van_Glorious

5 жыл бұрын

A tip on top of your tip! Soak handles in radiator fluid. Curbs shrinkage during winter. If ethyl glycol (antifreeze) raises your concerns dipropylene glycol works just as well - and thats used in cosmetics. :)

Over 40 years in construction and logging /sawmilling and I have never heard of or seen one, I'm located in Western Kentucky and I could have used a pickaroon millions of times

A cute little tool. Reminds me of a Penguin head!

How does one man manage to 1, accumulate and 2, recall so much valued and invaluable knowledge and wisdom? Mind boggling!

@paulshewmaker4568

5 жыл бұрын

Scott accumulates knowledge the same way he accumulates picaroons.

So glad I heard about them, I had a big tree cut down and two that fell.So I bought one and it worked great.

Years ago, in my youth, I hadn't heard of these little tools. Now at 60, I won't go near the wood pile without my two favorite tools....my pickeroons!!!!

Gonna have to forge one for my dad after I learn how in the Essential Blacksmith course. He has a wood stove in his basement and could definitely use this when splitting wood.

Love the electrical tape band aid! Man after my own heart. Thank you for sharing

Pickaroon, hookaroon, whatever you prefer to call them. It is absolutely a wonderful essential wood moving tool. I love mine☺! I just subbed this channel but I remember watching some of these videos a few years ago and I don't know why I didn't subscribe back then. But I love old tools and learning from craftsmen who've spent a lifetime honing their skills in their trade. I love running and repairing the older chainsaws and I watches a few of your chainsaw videos which I believe was back when I first encountered your channel. Very good viewing, great tips, and just a great pleasure learning from knowledgeable folks like you guys.♥

First time viewer ! Great video , just started using the pickaroon a few years ago, it now has a permanent home in my pickup truck for gathering fire wood, and offloading it ! Cheers !

One day i had a need for one of these. Went across the street to my neighbors house and asked if he had one i could borrow. He spent 3 min. In his garage, found one and gifted it to me. Great fellow, friend and neighbor.

Love my Pickaroon. Thanks

Thank you Scott! Nice video!

This guy is the best teacher on the internet! And I got my first pickaroon a couple years ago and can't believe I never had one before!

Always had one beside me at all the job centers in the mill. Also the little hooked beak was best as you didn't have to swing as most times the beak would set in enough to pull the piece and that ultimately was less damaging

I want that coleman lantern on the shelf!

I love that picaroon. I use it for using the Railroad ties.

We just called them picks. In my day they were used mostly to load 5 foot pulpwood onto a truck then onto a rail car. The wood was going to a paper mill so pick marks didn't matter. I've seen men stick a pick in the middle of a stick of pulpwood and carry it around like a suitcase. I come from the Southern Appalachians where lumbering was concentrated before it stripped most of the old growth hardwoods then moved to the Pacific Northwest. A lot of the people followed the industry to Washington, Oregon And Northern California. Two of my uncles "Went Out West". One returned in a few years. The other returned in a box. He was on his way home when he died in a car wreck.

Started making my own out of old axe heads. I take mine to the woods every time I go

Electrical tape bandage. The sign of a true craftsman.

Adding it to my list of tools to add to my collection

Excellent Video....Thanks Again!!

Got 2 of them i made from yard sale axes, they are so sweet for moving wood around, my back has never felt better!

I'm imagining all the divots in Scott's kitchen cabinets. :)

this one of the favorite tools i keep in my bug out bag and camping bag for wild camping makes clearing a camp site so much easier especially when the younger guys try to show off their muscles, i just use my biggest muscle and break out the pickaroon ..... both of mine are estate sale finds and i got em for a steal because no one knew what they were

Fantastic tidbit I’d never heard before

Fire and Rescue love pickaroons too!

Scott, you’re dead on about the pickaroon. I’ve used one quite a bit when I used to cut and deliver firewood as a young man. It came in real handy getting those last pieces out of a truck on a delivery. I wish I still needed one, sure miss that kind of work.

My sister's husband has a pickaroon. But I doubt he has seen this. I expect he will appreciate the stories, as I did, and the technical aspects. Thanks. This may be important to someone. It was for me.

Great Vid -well done. I Can sure tell you grew up swinging that old tool!

I bought a pair of these a couple years back, at a garage sale for $3 apiece, having no idea what they were. A friend who heats his home in the city with firewood knew what it was right away and asked me for one. I obliged. Left the other at my Dad's place and not two weeks later he was using it to yank around the old lumber from a deck resurfacing project. Handy little things.

Thanks for sharing I love watching your videos. seen them all, and I especially love the tool videos I've never even heard of a Pickaroon before now I have to have one! Brian, from New Jersey

I made myself one of these by grinding a hook into a cheap axe head. The extra swing weight from the axe head helps drive the tip far enough into big pieces of firewood when loading the log splitter. Could not live without it. Will definitely grind a chisel into the tip though.