What’s the difference?

[Robert MoonShadow]

I’ve finally got a peavey earlier this year (love it!), and see a cant hook…I’m a bit confused on the difference in use of these two?

[mitchmaine]

hey robert,
a cant dog has no point in the end of it. its use is in the sawmill rolling cants on the brow and carriage.
a guy drove a pike point in the end of a cant dog and thats became the peavey. and into the woods it went. i think he invented it for the log drive really, cause thats where you see the pikes used. he really just made a pike pole with a cant dog on it. (or is it a cant dog with a pike in it?) hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…………………………

[Robert MoonShadow]

Thanks, Mitch.

[mitchmaine]

isn’t it the just the greatest tool robert? can you imagine time before the peavey? the wood was bigger and the tools were who knows what. i have three old timers, none better than the others except the handle lengths. i think i bought one but the others came with family stuff. i love the peavey.

[Robert MoonShadow]

Yeah – around here, they want $80-95 for a new peavey = WAY too much for this pirate. found 3 at once at the local “Sanford & Son” shop and this one was only $25. Tip isn’t quite straight (don’t know if they come w/ a slight bend in the tip or not) but has really saved me some grunts since i bought it…and I certainly wouldn’t want to run out of grunts! I’m hopin’ the Firewood Fairies/Elves bring me a timberjack, next!

[mitchmaine]

if its old enough, they used to heat and draw out the points. heat them up red hot, and with a hammer, pound each side with a side blow to draw out the point. as it was starting to cool, you just tapped the point taking off the edge and giving it a brad point that would hold in the wood. you weren’t supposed to file them.

[Robert MoonShadow]

@mitchmaine 39195 wrote:

if its old enough, they used to heat and draw out the points. heat them up red hot, and with a hammer, pound each side with a side blow to draw out the point. as it was starting to cool, you just tapped the point taking off the edge and giving it a brad point that would hold in the wood. you weren’t supposed to file them.

The whole metal tip has a slight arc/bend to it…not much, and it doesn’t seem to make much difference, so I’m happy = especially since it was about 75% cheaper than the new ones! Handle’s in good shape & so far, it moves the logs I need to move, so…I’m really happy I finally got one. I’m sure there’s all kinds of little tricks to use with it I haven’t discovered yet.

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