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A pickaroon (or picaroon) is a wood-handled (may be other materials also), metal-topped log handling tool that originates from the Alpine Region where it is called "Sappie, Zapin, Sapine". It is distinguished from a
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A pickaroon (or picaroon) is a wood-handled (may be other materials also), metal-topped log handling tool that originates from the Alpine Region where it is called "Sappie, Zapin, Sapine". It is distinguished from a pike pole
A pike pole is a long metal-topped wooden, aluminium or fiberglass pole used for reaching, hooking and/or pulling on another object. They are variously used in boating, construction, logging, rescue and recovery, power line maintenance, and fire ...
by having a shorter handle, no metal point, and an opposite curve to its hook (toward the handle rather than away); and from both a cant hook and peavey by having a fixed hook facing its handle rather than a pivoting one facing away.
A pickaroon with a down-turned point on its hook is known as a ''sappie'' or ''hookaroon''; one with an axe blade opposite its hook an ''axaroon'', eliminating the need to carry two tools to manage logs.
See also
*Picaroons Traditional Ales Picaroons Traditional Ales are a production of the Northampton Brewing Company Ltd., which was started in 1995 and is located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
The Picaroons brand is sold in numerous taverns and restaurants in New Brunswick. ...
– A New Brunswick brewer named after the common logging tool.
References
External links
Extensive glossary of tools at YesteryearsTools online magazine
{{Forestry tools Logging Mechanical hand tools Forestry tools