A Logrite Tools artifact

Jeff · June 13, 2025, 09:44:38 PM

At one of the very first pig roasts, logrite gave away a hookaroon for a doorprize. Member Harold won it, and then took it to the U.P. and gifted it to our mutual friend Vic. Vic passed away last month, and his son Tom asked harold to come up and help value some of Vics old engines and other things. Harold spotted the very early and mostly unused hookaroon tucked up in the garage rafters and told Tom where it came from. Tom gave it to Harold, and today Harold stopped by and gave it to me. I'm pretty sure it os one of the very first runs of the tool. Maybe @Tam-i-am can show the pics to Kevin and he would know.

TreefarmerNN · June 13, 2025, 09:47:03 PM

Great story even if the tool is just hung on the wall and never used.

John Mc · June 13, 2025, 10:27:57 PM

I thought the early hookaroons had larger diameter handles. This looks like one of the newer style? (I have one of the larger diameter ones)

SwampDonkey · June 14, 2025, 05:16:22 AM

Well, it came full circle. But I thought you were in 'loot reduction' mode?

It's a rare thing to even see a peavy in a saw shop any more. A lot of the farm woodlot guys who manual cut are retired now and many of my dad's generation are under the sod. Lots of portable mills around though, even my cousin bought one a year ago and doesn't really have anything for logs to saw, except small low grade stuff. But I digress and ramble a bit beyond that quality built hookaroon.

Jeff · June 14, 2025, 06:54:17 AM

Quote from: John Mc on June 13, 2025, 10:27:57 PMI thought the early hookaroons had larger diameter handles. This looks like one of the newer style? (I have one of the larger diameter ones)

I beive it to be the opposite. This hook must be at least 20 years old

Magicman · June 14, 2025, 07:22:19 AM

Your design is the same as mine but the graphics/logo is a different vintage. I have no way to determine mine's age.

Magicman · June 14, 2025, 07:37:17 AM

Wait, from the picture yours appears to have a welded hook. ?? That would more closely determine it's age. My hook is one solid piece.

John Mc · June 14, 2025, 10:47:25 PM

Quote from: Jeff on June 14, 2025, 06:54:17 AM
Quote from: John Mc on June 13, 2025, 10:27:57 PMI thought the early hookaroons had larger diameter handles. This looks like one of the newer style? (I have one of the larger diameter ones)
I beive it to be the opposite. This hook must be at least 20 years old

Not sure how old my hookaroon is. Certainly not 20 years, but probably more than 10. I believe the handle diameter is identical to my 48" peavey. I could swear the ones I saw at a logger's expo in Essex, Vermont last year had a smaller diameter handle than mine. I almost bought one, since it fits my hand better, but I really don't have a need for two of them.

You've got me curious now. I'll have to measure mine, and compare it to one in the hardware store in the next town (they sell the Stihl-branded logrite tools).

Mooseherder · June 15, 2025, 06:16:34 AM

I bought one from the logrite booth at the show in Richmond Virginia about 10 years ago, It doubles as a tool to clean excavator tracks pretty darn good.

customsawyer · June 15, 2025, 08:34:29 AM

That looks like my old one, that I bought about 10 years ago. The one that was won at last years Pig/Jeff roast, and was generously gifted to me, has a little smaller diameter handle. I don't see the welded hook that MM is referring to. It looks to be pinned in to me.

Magicman · June 15, 2025, 09:14:09 AM

The hook is not welded to the handle, it's pinned.

The newer ones have a welded flatter point on the actual hook. My hook is one piece.

Tam-i-am · June 17, 2025, 10:55:46 AM

Well we changed our logo around 2006/2007 so it is before that.
The original handle was 1.375" diameter. The new ones are 1.125"

We continuously make changes to improve our tools, so the heads and tips have also gone through a few changes.
That is a second revision.

Let me get some pictures because they will make everything clearer.

Tammy

Tam-i-am · June 17, 2025, 11:29:27 AM

Tools A,B,C all have the original tip. These tips were hand bent.
Tool D has a welded tip.

Saftey pins:
tool A has none
B & C are near the head
D tool was moved away from the head

Logos changed between B & C

So That tool is the same as B.

Tam-i-am · June 17, 2025, 03:33:55 PM

here is what the parts look before coming hookaroon points.
(the top is the old style)

Mooseherder · June 29, 2025, 11:08:39 AM

My favorite for track and final drive cleaning. I wiped it some before taking a pic. Run what ya brung.

Mooseherder · July 01, 2025, 09:00:44 PM

My Red Mill Special, I think from 2006?

Tam-i-am · July 02, 2025, 09:48:44 AM

I remember those.

Jeff · July 02, 2025, 11:56:15 AM

The first hookaroon I bought was when @chet and I went to a paul bunyan show. Over 20 years ago. I bought it for one reason. My back was almost out and it was the perfect length for use as a cane. I took it home and took it into the mill for our board pilers to use. I ended up having to buy another because the logrite hook was so much seperior to the old wood handled ones the guys had, they started fighting over it. I need to see if there is a topic about that.

Tam-i-am · July 02, 2025, 12:08:06 PM

Quote from: Jeff on July 02, 2025, 11:56:15 AMThe first hookaroon I bought was when @chet and I went to a paul bunyan show. Over 20 years ago. I bought it for one reason. My back was almost out and it was the perfect length for use as a cane. I took it home and took it into the mill for our board pilers to use. I ended up having to buy another because the logrite hook was so much seperior to the old wood handled ones the guys had, they started fighting over it. I need to see if there is a topic about that.

I remember this too. We were in a tent with a bunch of other small vendors. I came late to the show as I was still teaching. Our friend Schuyler who bought NE Saw & Lumber from us was there to cover for me.

Jeff · July 02, 2025, 12:17:52 PM

When I unceremoniously left the sawmill, I went back and took back my hookaroons!

Jeff · July 02, 2025, 12:27:30 PM

The hookaroon I got from Vic's estate went to a new home last night. Over this last fall and winter, Tammy and I have become great friends with a couple here from Detour. Pat is disabled with a back full of hardware. Kris is the bus driver for Drummond Island. They are always checkng on me and we do things for each other. They still burn wood and pat at time struggles getting around. This hookaroon fits him perfectly, so, I gave it to him last night when they stopped in, to use for the same reason I got my first one, as well as to use for it's intended purposes. He was thrilled, as he knew it's story, and I was thrilled to give it to him.
Because of Kevin and Tammy's generosity to the members of the forum, I have had the blessings of being able to give many many logrite tools on thier behalf. This one was special.

Mooseherder · July 02, 2025, 02:10:28 PM

I have a logrite international log scale ruler somewhere. It's never bought a log so I musta been impulse buying just in case I would. Best laid plans changed.