Peavey

Minnesota_boy · February 10, 2003, 10:28:50 AM

Onewithwood
I use a peavy all the time at the mill. I use the point to fit between logs when a cant hook won't fit and pry them apart or start them rolliong. I use it to reposition logs when they are too far endways on the mill (prybar). I jab it into the ground(when it ain't frozen) to have it where I want it for the next log. I'd hate to have to use only a cant hook the way I work.

Saki · February 10, 2003, 07:53:33 PM

Another idea for making those pipe handles a little more user friendly would be to shoot em with a coat of spray bedliner. I found some at our local walmart and coated the push bar on my pickup with it. The pushbar started out chrome,, but was forever trying to rust up on me. So I let it. Threw a reinforcing bead or 2 around the bolted connections ( tube type ) and sanded the crap out of the whole thing then used a couple cans of the spray on bed liner. As I remember it ran about 6 dollars a can. 1 can would probably do 1 handle. Wouldn't be as cold, or as slick, but might be rougher on hands or gloves. What do you guys think?

OneWithWood · February 11, 2003, 05:47:28 AM

MB,
Some day I hope to work like you. When that day comes I will certainly remember the many uses for a peavy.
Thanks 8)
Saki,
I think I prefer the smoothness of a good hickory handle to the rough feel of a treated pipe

Eggsander · February 11, 2003, 11:26:09 AM

Hey MN_Boy,
I ain't ever tried a peavy, cant hook seems to work O.K. for rmost stuff for me. I can see where it could be pretty handy though. My favorite cant hook came from an antique joint up your way. It was sitting in a corner with a bunch of 'em, I think it cost a whole $25. 8)

Minnesota_boy · February 11, 2003, 12:03:47 PM

Eggsander,
Which joint? Maybe I can find one I like there too. Can't have too many cant hooks. ;D

mitch · February 11, 2003, 04:51:28 PM

Minnesota_Boy,
I think peaveys are primarily a northern toolhttps://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=position"> Note:Please read the Forestry Forum's postion on this company. They are not very common here in North Carolina. I waited until now to respond to your post so that I could ask my older cousins "What is a peavey?". My uncle sawed millions of board feet of timber over a sawing span of 40-50 years in and around Union Co, NC. His boys (seven of them) helped but none of them knew what a peavey was. I prefer a homemade cant hook and a buggy axle. The buggy axle functions as the pointed end of the peavey. It is unbreakable. Thanks for generating an interesting discussion.

Minnesota_boy · February 11, 2003, 05:20:17 PM

Either your tools are awefully small, or that is a DanG fine log. I use a steel bar for prying when that peavey isn't quite enough or I DonT want to chance breaking it.

Peaveys were invented to work the log drives that occured just after the ice melted from the rivers and the rivers were flush with melting snow runoff. You probably haven't had a good ice-out on your rivers or enough winter snow melting to make a good river drive in NC. :D

I thought my steel prybar was pretty indestructible until I used for a rail it to roll a log across a gap in the pile (just one end of the log, mind you) and it bent. I didn't think that log was very big either.

Oregon_Sawyer · February 11, 2003, 07:54:09 PM

More about peavy's. I had never even seen a cant hook until I bought two from WM. The long handle one is about usless for me. I finally broke the metal part and threw it away. The short handled one work great turning small cant's (as the name suggests).

I use a peavy all the time I have several with a two good peavy's and alot of brawn you can move just about any somewhat round log. I with flip 25in half logs by my self sometiimes. (STUPID :'()

I have used a metal handled one but I prefer wood. Frank you want to make me a couple extras?? I would like a longer one for more leverage. ON one job an older small man with a 6ft handled peavy helped me.

Another tool that I have but don't use is a old My Dad said they used these alot around old circle mills to move the slabs away from the head rig.

Oregon_Sawyer · February 11, 2003, 07:56:24 PM

I lost the wording in the last part. It is a pickaroon.

Tom · February 11, 2003, 08:10:29 PM

I keep hookaroons on the truck and find them indespensible for a lot of clean up jobs. They work good to man-handle small logs too.

Check out the "Handy things to have around the mill" thread

chet · February 11, 2003, 08:11:25 PM

I find my pickaroon is indispensable for moving smaller logs. Much quicker and easier than a canthook, or peavey.

Frank_Pender · February 11, 2003, 08:15:58 PM

Sure wood, Loren. 8)Just tell me what species of would you wood like. :P I wood also need the length you desire. In fact I have an extra handle, but you hve to come here and get it. ;D In that way I could get you here to see the Slabber all set up for operation. Remember you are the one who forced me to think outside the log to come up with this Slabber, so I would not have to keep bringing logs to you to slice with you band mill.

I plan on being around most of the Weekend. Let me know.

Oregon_Sawyer · February 11, 2003, 08:22:13 PM

Frank:

I came by Fri. with my new truck. I looked at your slabber but I wanted to see a slab. Your truck was at the house but I didn't see you around.

I'll probably be over this Fri. I'm driving the girls over to the dentist.

I'll dig out my broken peavy's and figure out what we need.

Eggsander · February 12, 2003, 05:37:10 AM

MN_Boy,
it was little shop on the South side of Waskish. DonT go buy 'em all now, I'd like to get me another one too.

This was a year ago I think that I was up there, but I DonT think there a real hot seller. ;)

Frank_Pender · February 12, 2003, 07:50:58 AM

I hope it is a Ford, Loren, as the ten foot Bear might just have qustions as you try tocome through the gate. ;D Morning or afternoon, on Friday. ???

Ron Scott · February 12, 2003, 08:18:54 AM

I carry my pickaroon in the truck all the time. Never go to the woods without it. It saves a lot of bending, extra handling, and "back" work.

I also wonder about the story behind it since I found it years back in 40 feet of water while SCUBA diving in an inland lake. Its still all original, except that I paint the head from time to time so I know its mine.

Don P · February 12, 2003, 09:12:52 AM

I've heard tell of golf clubs in lakes, and last year found a skill saw in the backfill hole of the house I was working on...looked like it met the concrete at a high rate of speed :

. Or was it a lake they used to haul logs across on sleds in winter?

I wrapped one busted cant hook handle in fiberglass. It worked very well..broke just above the patch the next time I really honked on it. Sure looked like a good way to get seesh ka-bobbed. Should have wrapped the whole thing.

jim55 · February 12, 2003, 01:26:43 PM

Be carefull with home made handles. Years ago i used a borowd cant hook with a home made oak handle guaranteed not to break, Well it did , lucky i had heavy clothes on so the sharp end did not penetrate my shoulder, just had a sore shoulder for a while.
jim

sawmill_john · February 17, 2003, 12:01:40 PM

I'll vote for the bangor rafting peavey from Peavy Mfg. Co.
I just returned from the World Ag Expo in Tulare CA where we moved our logs into position with two 5' peaveys, the logs we got were 22" to 28" in dia. on the small end and 16' to 20' in length, Pondorosa Pine. A small bobcat skid steer would have been nice but we managed.

john

p.s. I'll get some pictures posted from the show soon, also The Oregon Logging Confrence is this week, All you guys can come by and say hi to Frank Pender, he will be playing and demo-ing the sawmill.