Pickaroon?? A Must Have Old School Logging Tool If You Process and Collect Firewood!

Pickaroon?? A Must Have Old School Logging Tool If You Process and Collect Firewood! - Ochsenkopf

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The Pickaroon is an old tool. The tool was developed for and primarily used in the logging industry in the late twentieth century. With heavy machinery entering the logging scene, the pickaroon fell by the wayside. That said, there are still many practical uses for the pickaroon today.
If you collect and process firewood, this is a very useful tool. If you are in construction and need to move piles of scrap wood from one place to another, the picaroon can save your back. For me, when firewood season rolls around, the pickaroon is always at my side and considered a must have tool.
I hope this video shed some light on a little known tool outside of the timber industry.
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@SpruceGoose-qx8zj 3 ай бұрын

I love my Pickaroon!! Some folk call it a Hookeroon. But yeah man you're absolutely right, I don't leave home without it. If you do a lot of firewood cutting it's an essential tool to have! So simple in design but so incredibly practical. People see me using mine and are amazed by it. In fact I had a guy pick one up just a couple weeks ago when he saw me using one. Great tool to have for sure.!!

@EightWheelsRollin 3 ай бұрын

They are a great tool! Not too many people people know of them, that's for sure. Like you said, if they see you using it, they get curious. Then they want one!

@threeriversforge1997 6 ай бұрын

A great example of an old tool that's been forgotten by most. If you have a pickaroon that's not quite shaped how you like, consider looking up your local blacksmith. There's still a few of us around and we can reshape a beak without much effort.

@EightWheelsRollin 6 ай бұрын

That's what I like to hear! Keep the old school ways movin'!

@roosterhunter6245 4 ай бұрын

Just picked up a pickaroon a week ago from Council Tool. Couldn't agree more with ya! Wish I would of known about it at age 12 instead of 44. 🤪 Back saver for sure!

@EightWheelsRollin 4 ай бұрын

You speak the truth! Age 44 on will be a cakewalk now! Council makes great tools. I have a few of their axes.

@SpruceGoose-qx8zj 3 ай бұрын

Cool channel buddy. I'll be sure to check out some more of your content.

@EightWheelsRollin 3 ай бұрын

Thanks I really appreciate that! Thanks for stopping by and dropping a comment. Have fun checking out the content and feel free to spread the word. All the best!

@CaptK-py8rq 6 ай бұрын

Ditto, I use mine every time.

@EightWheelsRollin 6 ай бұрын

Once you know, you know. Hard to work without it...

@duckshaker 6 ай бұрын

I found about pickaroons about 6 or 8 years ago, and I agree with you they are essential tools for gathering firewood. At age 76 I probably wouldn't be cutting my own wood if I didn't have one! Mine is a Stihl, and it has a much less curved point than yours. The key to using them is to know how much to sink the point into the wood.

@EightWheelsRollin 6 ай бұрын

At 76 you're still cutting firewood, I love it! The pickaroon is a game changer for sure. Hard to do what we do without it!

@TimAndOldSaws 6 ай бұрын

Good video, very useful simple tool. I bought mine when I owned my 3500 HD to save me climbing up in the utility body so many times,when unloading. I will have to try using A pickaroon to Carrying chunks, I usually use tongs or a pulp hook. I just watched a video on Noel’s Garden tractors and firewood channel on his homemade pickaroons A couple nights ago. I thought about making one.

@EightWheelsRollin 6 ай бұрын

I agree, they are a total game changer when getting wood in and out of a truck or tailer. Ha! It's funny you mention making one, I was thinking of doing the same. I have a forge, an anvil and some steel. I just need a drift for the head. You may have just pushed me in that direction...

@thomasbunch8476 6 ай бұрын

I made a pickaroon that works great. I also made a pike pole that I prefer over the pickaroon. It's long enough to use standing upright with both hands.

@EightWheelsRollin 6 ай бұрын

Very cool! I may have to make a pickaroon one of these days. A pike pole, that's one logging tool I've never used. Hmmmm...

@rogerl8488 6 ай бұрын

I have the 36 inch ox one there blue i really like it

@EightWheelsRollin 6 ай бұрын

That's a long handle. When I get toward the back of the truck/trailer, I'm sometimes wishing a had a longer handle.

@jameslewis8303 6 ай бұрын

They sure came in handy when I worked in pulpwood 60 years ago. Caution: Don't kick while your little brother picks.....he will pin your toe to the log! 4:51

@EightWheelsRollin 6 ай бұрын

Ouch! I could easily see that happening, especially between brothers. Working in pulpwood, you would know better than most how valuable this tool is!

@jon592xp 6 ай бұрын

I have bought 2 piciroons at Menards.

@EightWheelsRollin 6 ай бұрын

We don't have Menards in WA State, unfortunately. I just jumped on their website, their pickaroon looks similar to mine. Hmmm

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 6 ай бұрын

I have had my pickaroon forever. It is one of my most used tools. The one you have is a better design than mine, as mine has virtually no hook on the end and can be difficult to get out of the wood at times. I will have to look and see if I can find one like yours. I have used mine in a fair number of my videos, and am surprised that few know what they are. Good video !

@EightWheelsRollin 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. I'm with you, it's one of my most used tools as well. I've seen you use a pickaroon in your videos. It put a smile on my face knowing someone besides myself found the tool extremely useful. The beak design really is the key. A pickaroon can be difficult to get in and out of the wood if the design is off just a bit. I think I bought mine off a logging site or Amazon.

@outdoorsinoregon 5 ай бұрын

Good video. I have an Ochsenkopf bark spud and draw knife I use to de-bark logs (Ochsenkopf means ox head in German). They are one of the few manufacturers of logging tools that hasn't outsourced to low-quality Chinese factories. I also have a Council Tools pick-a-roon (made in USA) that's been hanging on my shop wall unused for several years. It was too dull to be of much use out of the box, and I haven't gotten around to grinding it down. Looking at your Ochsenkopf, it may have a superior hook profile than the Council Tools one.

@EightWheelsRollin 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I've been very happy with the Ochsenkopf pickaroon. You gave me a brief history lesson on Ochsenkopf, I appreciate the information. Ox head, what a great name for their products. I have a couple Council axes, very happy with them. They make a good product and as you said, a USA company still manufacturing in The States. You have to respect and support a company like that! If you have a forge or some type of heat source, you can always change the profile of the beak on your pickaroon.