Fiskars 12" Hookaroon, Pickaroon Tool to Lift, Rotate & Stack Firewood Logs

I've only had this hookaroon for a week but have already formed an opinion that it is a great help to saving my back while retrieving firewood logs for my stove. I no longer have to stoop over 20-30 times a day while transferring firewood from my woodshed to the Otter sled and then from the Otter to my wood bin in the house. It will definitely get used in the woods, also, while chain sawing firewood. As anyone who burns wood in a fireplace knows, each piece of firewood gets handled 5 or 6 times before it gets burned. I go through 15 - 20 18" logs of various diameters each day so those pieces represent between 75 - 120 times (5x15 all the way to 6x20) picking up pieces. I plan on getting a LOT of use out of this tool. That being said... it is only the 2nd hookaroon that I've ever used so my "experience" is not "in-depth". I bought a different brand, heavier unit several weeks ago that would just not hold onto the log long enough to get it from here to there before falling off. It actually caused more work than by just grabbing the log by hand. I sent it back for a refund. I hesitated buying another hookaroon but after watching reviews on YouTube I took the chance and am VERY GLAD that I did. Fiskars tools have always been of top quality and this little tool is no different. It's so light and so well designed that I never get tired from swinging it and stabbing the log (either in the log's end on anywhere in the side). The tool is easily removed once it has transferred the log to it's new resting point. On YouTube I watched reviewers of other brands have sooo much trouble getting the hookaroon to release the log that I wondered if those were actually more trouble than they were saving, also. Then I saw a reviewer use the Fiskars and his only "beef" was that it was so light! I wondered why he thought that was a 'con' instead of a 'pro' because after using it instead of the one that I sent back I KNOW that the lightness is a definite 'pro'. One more thing... I may eventually buy a longer handled (26"-28") hookaroon for those rare times that I have logs that are just out of reach for my little Fiskars. It may not get used much but I'm in my mid-70s and bending over while reaching to pick up 40-70 lb. logs is not my cup of tea anymore. This little one, however, will probably always be my 'go-to' logging tool.

I’ve been burning between 2-3 cords of firewood in my wood stove every winter for almost 25 years. A cord of seasoned oak weighs over 4,000 pounds. I never realized how handy a Hookaroon was until this year when I saw a YouTube video and decided to give one a try. Wow. After just a few minutes it felt like an extension of my arm. What a difference! That extra reach really helps. Honestly, I wish it had a little more weight, because I think it would stick better - especially in the hardwoods I burn. This is another example of a simple, high-quality tool being able to truly make your firewood handling a LOT easier. Give one a try and it’ll take you about 10 minutes to really want to kick yourself for not getting one a long time ago.

So good for stacking my firewood. Feels like an extension of my hand

Great tool for moving and stacking firewood. Very short learning curve I thought, but then I've been swinging a hammer for years... I thinks it's a little too short and a little too light. That may just be me? I added a nut, bolt and 2 washers through the hole in the head for some extra weight and sharped the tip. Well made, good steel and the handle is a lot tougher then you might think.

...light weight handy for carry , but need slap wood to stick it & then carries , pulls , rolls well I love it . Have full size too .

Very lightweight. Handle long enough you don’t have to bend over with firewood. Bought for husband and he loved so much we bought three more for gifts.

I have both the12" and the long one 28"? THey are both sharp, bite the wood better than others I have tried. A real back saver. The 12" is a little short for me, would love to have an 18" I use the short one to get wood out of IBC totes, works great, just wish it was a little longer. The long one is too long for that, but is great for moving wood to the splitter and for dragging longer pieces. Would buy either again.

I wish I would’ve gotten one along time ago. Been cutting firewood for years by hand. I have arthritis in my hands and a bad lower back. Noticed a huge difference the first time. I agreed with previous reviews that it was a little light for swinging. Easy remedy… Just turn upside down fill the handle with soupy cement up to the bottom hole and let sit overnight. Then fill the last couple inches with caulk let dry and trim. Now it feels much more solid and has a little weight for swinging . I would highly recommend!

Great for keeping fingers away while splitting kindling with hatchet. Easily move small pieces of wood around. Well made. Sturdy.

Handy tool to have

Works great, light and well built. Just right when you need that extra reach to grab a piece of firewood or to position a log on the processor!

Perfect for taking logs out of the log store without bending down or reaching in to grab them with your hands. I have the longer one as well for picking up logs off the floor when i am splitting them.

Works well, good for keeping hands protected