Made a cant hook

[YarraValleyDude]

Nice job on your cant hook! Lots of good info from critics as well. I will offer a simple way to improve the angle of attack for the point of the hook.

Before you cut off the point or anything else, why not simply bend the bottom part of the hook a little more. If you look at cant hooks, the end of the hook is bent into a sort of "J" shape. Yours is more of a "C" shape. By bending it into a "J" it would present the point in a more aggressive angle. This would be an easy thing to do. Just heat it and bend,,,,,yes?

What do you think?

Bob

Hi Bob, yes that would be real easy to do in the press, i guess i just need to have a bit of a play around with it to get it working better.
At the moment I'm suffering from a bad case of the flu and am almost bed ridden so i can't get in to the shed for a lil' while.
With all the help I'm recieving from you guys i should no problem making the ultimate cant hook.

Rob

 

[stipes]

Get well soon....

Hi Bob, yes that would be real easy to do in the press, i guess i just need to have a bit of a play around with it to get it working better.
At the moment I'm suffering from a bad case of the flu and am almost bed ridden so i can't get in to the shed for a lil' while.
With all the help I'm recieving from you guys i should no problem making the ultimate cant hook.

Rob

I guess it's the fall weather and winter coming soon......Spring is here and everything is in bloom,,so I'm coughing and snotting......Get some rest and get back on when ya can.....

 

[YarraValleyDude]

Hey Guys, I'm back on deck now, i don't often get sick but this flu really floored me.

Anyway, since its raining today i thought I'd get up to the shed and mod the cant hook as per your recomendations.
How does it look now?

I've tried to make it more J shaped, and replaced the tooth with a interchangeable sharpened bolt tip.

Rob

 

[BobL]

I reckon the original wedge shaped hook will work better than a sharpened bolt end. I can just see that bolt pointslipping out of the log and causing a problem.

 

[Old Hilly]

I have to agree with BobL, go for a wedge-shaped tooth that will bite into the timber (slip between the "grain" and really bite in). I think the bolt might not bite in too well and cause you to fall upon your backside in a most un-dignified manner at a time just when you really don't want that to happen.

 

[YarraValleyDude]

I'll give it a good work out today as its looking pretty dry today. I made a few points for the hook to try, i guess i could make a screw in tooth should the points fail.
Thanks for your thoughts BobL and Old Hilly

 

[Old Hilly]

Perhaps I should modify what I said about the wedge being better than the pointed bolt. With one of these hooks and in particular with our OZ hardwoods, you need something that will really bite into the timber. Perhaps if the point on the bolt were to be "longer" than it is now, ie. the slope on the point is more gentle, you might just get better penetration. I would think that there is a fine line between a point that penetrates but does not bend and one that is too weak. Just don't ask me what it is!
Dennis

 

[YarraValleyDude]

Perhaps I should modify what I said about the wedge being better than the pointed bolt. With one of these hooks and in particular with our OZ hardwoods, you need something that will really bite into the timber. Perhaps if the point on the bolt were to be "longer" than it is now, ie. the slope on the point is more gentle, you might just get better penetration. I would think that there is a fine line between a point that penetrates but does not bend and one that is too weak. Just don't ask me what it is!
Dennis

I had a bit of a play with it today(the cant hook that is) the species i have on my property are mainly Wattle, Stringybark, Mountain Ash and Blackwood, the pictured point worked fine in the Wattle which has a thin bark but i had to change to a longer one for the thick bark species, its retention in the timber was excellent i must say.
Having the point at the right angle makes all the difference though.

 

[Old Hilly]

OK. Now we have the prototype that works. When are you going to start production?:jawdrop:
Dennis.

 

[bobt]

Looking good! Put it to work and have fun! Stay safe!

Bob

 

[YarraValleyDude]

OK. Now we have the prototype that works. When are you going to start production?:jawdrop:
Dennis.

Honestly Dennis I don't think I'd bother, there wouldn't be any demand for them.

 

[YarraValleyDude]

Looking good! Put it to work and have fun! Stay safe!

Bob

Cheers Mate!