Using either the hookaroon or pickaroon is extremely straightforward and easy. You will use these tools just as you would an ax. You drop them from above or swing them upward alongside your leg. From whichever direction you swing, the head should lodge into the piece of wood.

Whats a pickaroon used for?

The Pickaroon is a tool for safely moving cut logs, known as “rounds.” The heads of these two, commissioned at a third generation German foundry, are the same size, with different handle lengths. The longer one (31") is great for wrangling larger logs, and the shorter (15") is great for moving shorter sections.

What is a log pickaroon?

A pickaroon (or picaroon) is a wood-handled (may be other materials also), metal-topped log handling tool. ... 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.