Peavies

[Greystoke]

Thats cheating ..... I about need a passport to get to the store . there

Still though, after living in southeast for a few years, I loved ordering stuff and picking it up at the dock, rather than having to go to a dang store with a gazillion other yay-hoo's to get something...it gives me a headache every time I go, now that I live in yuppie-ville.

 

[slowp]

Was it actually greasy or was it just dark from oil ? I have a peavey that I bought over 30 years ago and the handle is still tuff as ever. It has seen intermitant hard use. About once a year I soak it for a couple of days in a piece of PVC that has a cap on the bottom and a removable top. Originally filled it up with boiled linseed oil and then put in leftover paint thinner, diesel, oil finish or whatever. It makes a handle dark colored and springy.

The $40 one looked like the handle was cracked. The $60 one looked similar to the shovel taken off a yarder, except a little bit less grease on the Peavey.
I returned today to offer him less on the greasy one, but he and most of the other folks had given up. It's been heavy on the liquid sunshine this weekend.
I did have a corn dog, and shared it with the Used Dog. I took him along for backup.

 

[2dogs]

The $40 one looked like the handle was cracked. The $60 one looked similar to the shovel taken off a yarder, except a little bit less grease on the Peavey.
I returned today to offer him less on the greasy one, but he and most of the other folks had given up. It's been heavy on the liquid sunshine this weekend.
I did have a corn dog, and shared it with the Used Dog. I took him along for backup.

Who got the test bite? The cook was prolly eating ribs the night before and had those long strings of sinew stuck between her teeth. Hope they got boiled in oil before you or the dog got them.

The Logrite/Stihl peavies are hard to bend but not impossible. There is a heavy duty model made now.

 

[slowp]

There were many corn dog vendors open today. I went to the one nearest the Senior Center and Fire Dept. thinking that those might be watched more closely.

 

[2dogs]

There were many corn dog vendors open today. I went to the one nearest the Senior Center and Fire Dept. thinking that those might be watched more closely.

The fair is here soon so I'll eat my yearly corn dog.

 

[tramp bushler]

2 dogs ,, You looked like the kind of guy who can bend a steel peavey ...... You should have at least a couple corn dogs and 2 wads of cotton candy !!!!:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[slowp]

I'm thinking a fried Twinkie. There was one of those at the flea market but I can't get up the courage to try it.

 

[A. Stanton]

If you want a 21st century peavey that can probably withstand a nuke: buy a Logrite.

 

[2dogs]

2 dogs ,, You looked like the kind of guy who can bend a steel peavey ...... You should have at least a couple corn dogs and 2 wads of cotton candy !!!!:hmm3grin2orange:

I wish I had the strength to bend a Logrite but alas, no. That pic was of my friend Andy's peavey. He bent it just by lifting the handle, no cheater bar. Andy is extremely strong. And I don't just mean his smell.

 

[PB]

:hmm3grin2orange: I'm surprised at you. The grease and rust just add to the authenticity of the peavey. A few battle scars show it was used for something besides ornamentation. Kinda like the people that use peavies... a few dings and scrapes from every day wear and tear but basically sound and useful to the task at hand.

And...real peavies have wooden handles. Sure, the fibreglass or metal ones weigh less, last longer, and are just generally easier to use...but that's only window dressing. Sissy stuff. Use a wooden handled peavey, preferably with a little rust and grease on it and you're helping to preserve our PNW logging heritage. Metal or plastic ones got no soul.

And not getting the corndog because the cook was picking her teeth? So ? At least she wasn't picking her nose. The cook had teeth to pick...that's a good sign. Check her next year though.

Sorry Bob, but that would be Maine logging heritage.

Peavies were invented by Maine loggers and are still made just down the road from me.

I am with you on wood handles, it's cheaper to replace a handle than the entire thing. The logrite tools are nice, but they are too space age for me. I still use a wooden handle axe, and refuse to buy anything with fiberglass for a handle.

 

[Greystoke]

Sorry Bob, but that would be Maine logging heritage.

Peavies were invented by Maine loggers and are still made just down the road from me.

I worked with a guy in Southeast Alaska whose last name was Peavey, and I asked him one time if he was related to the Peavey logging tool...he said he was...I always have wondered about that! I am going to have to give him a call and ask him if his logging ancestors came from Maine!

 

[John Ellison]

Was it Steve Peavey?

 

[Greystoke]

Was it Steve Peavey?

Dan Peavey, out of Thorne Bay...Short, stocky guy, tough as nails, and a hell of a hard worker, and a good timber faller too...good guy!

 

[slowp]

There's Peavey Hall at Oregon State University. I don't know what Peavey that is, but strangely enough, it was where the Forest Engineering classes were held. That is a long way from Maine.opcorn:

 

[PB]

Here is the history from the Peavey company.



http://www.peaveymfg.com/history.html

 

[slowp]

I bet he had a relative that didn't get along with him, so the ornery relative moved out west, to Portland, OR, not Portland, Maine, which was called Stumptown at that time. He probably made Peaveys for here. That was before there were copyright lawyers or the internet. Of course, the Oregon built Peavey had to be much bigger, and thus was born the PNW Long Handled Peavey. opcorn:

 

[2dogs]

I bet he had a relative that didn't get along with him, so the ornery relative moved out west, to Portland, OR, not Portland, Maine, which was called Stumptown at that time. He probably made Peaveys for here. That was before there were copywrite lawyers or the internet. Of course, the Oregon built Peavey had to be much bigger, and thus was born the PNW Long Handled Peavey. opcorn:

That sounds like something I would write. Gotta rep you for that one!

Blasted site won't let me rep you yet. I won't forget about ya.

 

[PB]

That sounds like something I would write. Gotta rep you for that one!

Blasted site won't let me rep you yet. I won't forget about ya.

I got her for ya.

 

[Mountainman]

Back in the early Fifties, my Dad made his living in the Spring with a Peavy, working the log drive down the Clearwater River with Red McCollister. Ever hear of the Wannigan? My spelling my be off a little. He said the easiest way to get your butt kicked, was to grab someone else's Peavy.

If you want to see some classic photos of that same river drive in about 1971, right before they dammed the river, pick up a copy of Timber Country, by Earl Roberge. Also Timber Company Revisited. Harvey Spears was still the cook, just like the old days.

I bought an imitation Peavey (Dixie Mfg, I believe) before I knew Peavey was still in business. I have one full-length version, and one with about a 30 inch handle with a smaller hook/point. They both come in pretty handy.