Log Pick tips for my lady

[Cowmop]

Hi, probably a stupid question but any tips for my lady to get handy with the log Pick I brought her? She has the modern aluminium70cm handle type and she's looking at  shifting fire logs out the way as I cut them ready for splitting.

Edited February 5, 2021 by Cowmop

[Peasgood]

Top tip: keep a minimum of 140cm away from her!

[Cowmop]

Top tip: keep a minimum of 140cm away from her!

Do you think I should leave the dogs in the house?

[Doug Tait]

1 hour ago, Cowmop said:

2 hours ago, Peasgood said:

Top tip: keep a minimum of 140cm away from her!

Do you think I should leave the dogs in the house?

Assuming you mean 'man's best friend' dogs I'd say it depends how they behave really. (If you mean the dogs on your chainsaw, definitely don't leave them in the house)

[scbk]

Tell her if she catches her shin with it she will know about it for the next 2 weeks.

 

And if she blunts it on a stone she has to sharpen it!

[Peasgood]

5 hours ago, Cowmop said:

5 hours ago, Peasgood said:

Top tip: keep a minimum of 140cm away from her!

Do you think I should leave the dogs in the house?

I think you didn't ought to be telling your missus how to do things when she has a log pick in her hand. Maybe your missus is different to mine.

[Cowmop]

I think you didn't ought to be telling your missus how to do things when she has a log pick in her hand. Maybe your missus is different to mine.

She's cool and actually enjoys doing the logs if the weather is ok.

[Cowmop]

Tell her if she catches her shin with it she will know about it for the next 2 weeks.
 
And if she blunts it on a stone she has to sharpen it!

She's a blacksmith so sharping it should be ok, for someone who spends all day swinging a hammer this pick is causing some difficulty, what is the trick?

[Stubby]

23 minutes ago, Cowmop said:

7 hours ago, scbk said:

Tell her if she catches her shin with it she will know about it for the next 2 weeks.
 
And if she blunts it on a stone she has to sharpen it!

She's a blacksmith so sharping it should be ok, for someone who spends all day swinging a hammer this pick is causing some difficulty, what is the trick?

Start slowly ( as if you are not bothered about the point sticking ) just trying to get the point to strike first and not letting the shaft twist in your hand.

[Billhook]

Next door neighbour, young lad who comes and helps on occasion, borrowed my short handled Stihl Pickaroon. (500g 35cm) and was very impressed but he looked at Arbtalk and saw this post by Vedhogger.

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Posted October 8, 2020

Bought the Ochenkoff 1100mm Sappie 2 years ago and very strong/well made piece of kit, have also Stihl 400mm (50g) and 800mm hookaroom which aren't very well made, the point on the longer one snapped off first winter when moving frozen logs. Ochenkopf do a 380mm hand sappie as well which is just as well made. Clarkforest.com in Dumfries stock Ochenkopf (search under forest and garden then sappies & log picks), costs are 1100mm £75 ex vat and 380mm £28.50 ex vat, they also do a holder for the hand sappie.

 

So he went off and bought the Ochsenkopf but came around to show me how disappointed he was with it.

I have three Stihl versions and they are perfect in weight and balance and I have never sharpened them  but they grip the logs well, even with a light tap so they may be more suitable for a lady.

Side by side the two look identical, both appear to be well made but the Ochsenkopf just will not hang on to the log and  he has lost confidence in it fearing it will drop a log on his foot or worse.  He has played about with a grinder to reshape the tip but it has made no difference.  He is going to buy a Stihl which is about £10 cheaper.

Actually holding the Ochsenkopf it feels heavier and less well balanced in the hand, This also is strange as it says it weighs 450 grams and the handle is shorter at 32cm.

This obviously is the opposite experience of Vedhogger  and I do not know how to account for this

I also have the long handled Stihl but rarely use it except for dragging big logs.  Not a tool for ladies I would suggest.