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LOGGING 
CHISEL BILL 
ROUND BILL 
HOOK 
PEAVEY 
The peavey is used as a a lever to handle logs, and is an indis- 
pensable part of a logger's equipment. The standard maple or 
ash handle is 5, 5| or 6 feet long, but it may be made in special 
lengths from 4| to 8 feet. 
There are two types, namely, 
the socket peavey and the clip 
peavey. 
The handle of the first is 
fitted into a socket, which is 
armed on the lower end with a 
pike, and on the upper end of 
the socket is a clasp to which 
the hook is bolted. 
The second has a pike driven 
into the end of the handle, which 
is bound with a metal band to 
prevent the wood from splitting. 
The hook is attached to a clip 
or clasp independent of the pike. 
The hooks are of three types, namely, "round bill," "duck bill" 
and "chisel." The round bill is preferred for summer work 
because it does not stick in the log; the 
duck bill is best for frozen timber as it 
will penetrate the wood more readily than 
the other forms; the chisel point is in lim- 
ited use. 
CANT HOOKS 
Cant hooks are used for purposes simi- 
lar to the peavey, although they are 
employed more around mills and in hand- 
ling sawed timber than in handling logs. 
Standard handles are 4^, 5 and 5| feet in 
length. They are shod on the end with a 
heavy band of iron, carrying on its under side a "toe" which 
replaces the pike on the peavey. A hook of the same character 
as that on the peavey is fastened to the handle by a clasp. 
Fig. 16. — A Socket Peavey. 
Fig. 17.— a Cant Hook. 
