Cant hook question.

[Silvercreek Farmer]

I bought one of those cheap cant hooks from Northern Tool and equipment, eveything seems to be solid enough, the only problem is that the hook doesn't want to catch the wood. I think the problem lies in the shape of the point, it appears kind of conical. I think I could grind the point a bit to get it to grip if I know what it was supposed to look like. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, what did you do? I could just experiment, but I don't want to screw it up. I guess I could always cut it off and weld on a new one if I messed it up too much! Maybe someone could send a real good close up pic of their point that works well.

[Cabin Fever]

The cant hook in the photo below (right by the star of the Christmas tree) has stood the test of time...consequently, I would assume it's hook is at the proper angle.

[Ramblin Wreck]

I've sometimes had to sharpen the point(s) of cant hooks and snaking tongs to get them to catch the wood properly.

[Ralph in N.E.Oh]

sharpening won't hurt anything. perhaps your cant hook is the wrong size for the logs you are trying to move?

[uncle Will in In.]

You must have a can't hook. Mine looks just like Cabins. Mine has a little metal plate with little teeth on the log end of the handle. That helps it get a grip on large logs.

[logbuilder]

Interesting. Guess I never saw a cant hook. It is much like my peavey. I use it all the time. Especially when cutting up a tree into firewood. I can roll a 15" tree all by myself.

Here is what a peavey looks like.

[Jolly]

Some of the steel you get nowadays ain't worth a toot.

Sadly, the old blacksmith down the road passed away last year...I used to really like to have him do two things for me - 1)sharpen my bushog blades by hammering them out rather than grinding (they stay sharper and last longer) and 2) re-temper things like logging tongs.

[Alex]

Me and cant hook. To set the hook I usually find I have to suspend the handle horizontally and swing the hook into the log, then put pressure on it with the handle or kick it in. The metal part is older, the Tamarack handle is newer, maybe 45 years old.

Good Luck,

Alex

[Gailann Schrader]

Cant hooks are different from peavy...

Peavy has a point.

Cant hooks don't.

I use my cant hook pretty often, but I need to affix the iron 'nose' as it keeps falling off...

I had to buy a peavy handle to replace my broken cant handle and so its not a perfect fit...

[Alex]

Thanks, that's nice. I could change Avatar.

Alex

[Gailann Schrader]

Looks like Cabin Fever's cant lost it's 'nose.'

It's a metal ring that goes around the end of the handle that evidently keeps the wood from splitting and keeps the integrity of the whole piece of equipment...

[Jackpine Savage]

I have a cant hook from Northern, can't say I use it that much but it seems to work OK. I just give it a kick to set the point.

I know the difference between a cant hook and a peavey, but what was the intended use for each. For what or when does each work the best?

[Ramblin Wreck]

Originally Posted by Wind in Her Hair

Alex, you are looking GOOD! THAT picture oughta be your Avitar -your other one makes you look like an accountant!

I thought it made him look more like a dentist? Hmmm.

[Cabin Fever]

Originally Posted by Gailann Schrader

Looks like Cabin Fever's cant lost it's 'nose.'

It's a metal ring that goes around the end of the handle that evidently keeps the wood from splitting and keeps the integrity of the whole piece of equipment...

The pole is handmade from ironwood. I assume made by the ol' time logger who used it. Ironwood doesn't splinter or wear as easily as other woods.

[fishhead]

When I worked at the sawmill and had to roll logs to the carriage I would hold the hook close to the handle and slam the point into the log as I pried up on the handle. The point wasn't very sharp at all but it still grabbed fine even on smooth barked popple.

I'm not sure but I think a peavy has a longer handle.

[Alex]

For gosh sake, I am a Mechanical Engineer.

Did you ever hear the one?

• "You can take the engineer out of the city, but you can't take the engineer out of the boy."

And I have two cant hooks. Which means two people can lift a log by getting one cant hook and one person on each side of a log.

And of course if you consider the dynamics and kinematics of the lift . . . only kidding, I hate that kind'a talk too.

There, sticking to the topic.

Alex

[Jolly]

Originally Posted by Cabin Fever

The pole is handmade from ironwood. I assume made by the ol' time logger who used it. Ironwood doesn't splinter or wear as easily as other woods.

Is that the same thing we call bois d'arc?