Logging; the principles and general methods of operation in the United States . as a lever to handle logs, and is an indis-pensable part of a loggers equipment. The standard maple orash handle is 5. 5^ or 6 feet long, but it may be made in special WOODWORKERS TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT 85 CHISELBILL lengths from 4^ to 8 feet. There are two types, namely, thesocket peavey and the cHp peavey. The handle of the first is fitted into a socket, which is armedon the lower end with a pike,and on the upper end of thesocket is a clasp to which thehook is bolted. The second has a pike driveninto the end of the
Logging; the principles and general methods of operation in the United States . as a lever to handle logs, and is an indis-pensable part of a loggers equipment. The standard maple orash handle is 5. 5^ or 6 feet long, but it may be made in special WOODWORKERS TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT 85 CHISELBILL lengths from 4^ to 8 feet. There are two types, namely, thesocket peavey and the cHp peavey. The handle of the first is fitted into a socket, which is armedon the lower end with a pike,and on the upper end of thesocket is a clasp to which thehook is bolted. The second has a pike driveninto the end of the handle, whichis bound with a metal band toprevent the wood from hook is attached to a clipor clasp independent of the pike. The hooks are of three types,namely, round bill, duckbill and chisel. The roundbill is preferred for summerwork because it does not stick in the log; the duck billis best for frozen timber as it will penetrate the wood morereadily than the other forms; the chisel point is in limiteduse. A peavey of standard form costs from $ to $ ROUND BILLHOOK EiG. 20. — A Socket Peavev. CANT HOOKS Cant hooks are used for purposes similar to the peavey, al-though they are employed more aroundmills and in handling sawed timber thanin handhng logs. Standard handles are4I, 5 and 51 feet in length. They areshod on the end with a heavy band ofiron, carrying on its under side a toewhich replaces the pike on the hook of the same character as that on^the peave} is fastened to the handle by aclasp. A cant hook costs from $1 to $
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