Pickaroon Hookaroon Head: 5 Important Things to know

Pickaroon head is one of the most important aspects of the pickaroon or hookaroon.

This small steel piece (usually) is the one responsible for striking the wood log.

And without it the whole tool is just like a liver and pretty much useless of what the whole pickaroon with a quality head can do.

So in this post, we are going to only discuss about the pickaroon and hookaroon heads, where you can find them and some other tips you need to know about.

Pickaroon And Hookaroon Head Which Material They Come In?

Most of the pickaroon and hookaroon heads come with steel head attached to it. But, there are some other companies that manufacture the head in metal material as well.

Kings County Tools for example, make them in a steel beak which you can check out here.

Husqvarna is another known brand in the industry of wood working and logs and they have made this specific product having a polished metal head which to be honest looks epic.

Can I Just Get The Head Separately?

Well, you might be able to find them in the local market of your area but, it’s pretty hard to find one online.

The reason is these tools mostly come as a whole so if you’re looking just to get the pickaroon head as a replacement with your old pickaroon head (which might be broke or twisted) then this might be a troublesome thing for you.

I suggest going to a market where wood working tools are easily available in your local area and talk with a merchant to see if they can help with that.

But, most of the time you’ve to make a new purchase and that’s usually the only way you’ll get the new head as well. In that case, I’ll recommend Fiskars because they are very good at what they do and you might already be pretty familiar with them if you’ve been into this industry for long enough.

Ebay however, might be able to solve your problem regardless when you’re reading this article. But, at the time of writing this post, there are a couple of options already listed on Ebay and thought which you can get just the pickaroon heads and here they are:

Both of them are vintage pickaroon heads and are not new. So if you're hunting for the new items then you have no other option left other than going to a local market. If that doesn't work either then you have to get the new full pickaroon for your use

Which Material Do You Recommend?

As a wood worker myself I’ll not suggest a metal piece rather I’ll go for the steel.

The reason behind is steel is much better when it comes to the strong nature of it. In other industries like for example jewelry making they recommend the tools to be made up of metal and not steel for that very reason.

Because metals are not that strong and are a bit sensitive comparing to steels.

Steel on the other hand is quite strong and that’s what we need.

As wood picking is not a sensitive industry so it’s better for you to pick the steel version of the pickaroon head.

But, it doesn’t really mater both are strong enough for you to work with. But, if you just need a full and final advice then here it’s:

On the scale of 10, if the metal head is 9 than steel is 10.

I hope you’ve got the exact answer now.

Which Pickaroon Head Is Better, Forged Or A Straighter One?

I believe both are good for specific reasons. The linear head is good when you work with shorter logs and don’t really get a chance to work with bigger wood logs.

However, if you work with both big and short logs and even sometimes you drag tree trunks then I’ll recommend you to go with the molded one as it helps you to pick any kind of log regardless of its size.

It’s also good if you just work with the bigger logs and also load the trucks for exporting purposes so you can make cash for your hard work.

Whatever option you pick make the right decisions because sometimes the forged heads are quite hard to remove from the wood log when they got hit on them and you might have to use a bit additional force just to remove the pickaroon / hookaroon from the log.

Which might be tiresome sometimes especially on a long day of work.

What to Know About Them?

Some people are quite familiar working with lighter heads and some people need the heavier head so they can put a little force and the pickaroon will do the rest because of the physics concept called inertia which usually work in to play when the pickaroon / hookaroon you have is long enough.

The End

Here comes the end If you like the article and have gained some information regarding the pickaroon head or, how to choose them so you can properly work with them so comment down below this will really help continuing working on the blog and also to keep the readers engaged with the content as well community.

I’ll be back with more amazing posts regarding pickaroon till then good luck making your choices.