Bad, neglectful owner

hhmoore

hhmoore

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I was doing some prep work for a tree I have to take down (serious back lean reaching over neighbor's roof). Vines and brambles all around; and, worse, the vines in the upper part of the tree connected it to other trees and a fence...so they had to be dealt with before I could start on the tree itself. I was planning on taking The King; but my hand fell on the BK20, first.
When I was done with that part, I started taking down some smaller trees (partly to help pull the vines away). I left the 20 stuck in a log while i was using the chainsaw.
I remember pulling it out of the log... but, apparently, I stuck it in something else; as it appears to not have come home with me. That was late Friday afternoon. I'll stop on my way home to collect it.

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Surprisingly, none the worse for the neglect...even though it it has been quite damp. Got it back home before the rain started today.
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I accidentally left a stripped Ka-bar 1246 on the porch next to my grill for a week recently. The blade did fine. The stripped pomel developed a little character. Fortunately it was nothing that couldn't be fixed with a Scotchbrite pad.
 
When cleaning up after cutting wood. I use my large Estwing straight claw framing hammer. By swinging the claw into the end of the log I can pick them up with out even bending over! Then swing it up like pitching a soft ball into the truck. It’s a real back saver. It’s spent a lot of nights in the same pose as your Becker. I’ve had to go back and find it more than once. Glad yours came home.
 
eveled said:
When cleaning up after cutting wood. I use my large Estwing straight claw framing hammer. By swinging the claw into the end of the log I can pick them up with out even bending over! Then swing it up like pitching a soft ball into the truck. It’s a real back saver. It’s spent a lot of nights in the same pose as your Becker. I’ve had to go back and find it more than once. Glad yours came home.
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They make tools for that purpose, called a pickaroon. The claw hammer is probably cheaper. Now I'm thinking I should take this idea and take off one claw of the hammer to make a cheap pickaroon. I had considered getting a cheap spike hawk for the same purpose.
 
I have one I was told was a Birch hook. The framing hammer worked better, for me anyway. Mostly for the reach and weight.
 
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eveled said:
I have one I was told was a Birtch hook. The framing hammer worked better, for me anyway. Mostly for the reach and weight.
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Seems like it would be easier to lug around as well. I've been eyeing one from fiskars for a while.
 
I was going to take off one claw but figured I’d wait til one broke off. But it worked fine and never broke. Estwing hammers are tough! The biggest reason I don’t like the birch hook is when you drop it it lands point up. Very dangerous looking. Plus the hammer just goes in a hammer loop on my belt and is multi functional.
 
glad your 20 is no worse for wear hhmoore hhmoore

and that's a great idea with the framing hammer. we tend to do a lot of (car) camping, and as bikerector bikerector said, i was considering getting a cheap spike hawk for moving wood around. i like your idea better eveled eveled . thanks! :thumbsup:
 
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