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2. Pike pole - Wikipedia

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   The head of a pike pole with various implements for pulling items The head of a short firefighter's pike pole. A pike pole is a long metal-topped wooden, aluminium or fiberglass pole used for reaching, hooking and/or pulling on another object. They are variously used in boating, construction, logging, rescue and recovery, power line maintenance ...

3. Cant hook - Wikipedia

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   A cant hook, pike, or hooked pike is a traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook called a dog at one end, used for handling and turning logs and cants, especially in sawmills. A cant hook has a blunt end, or possibly small teeth for friction.

4. Pickaroon - Wikipedia

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   A pickaroon (or picaroon) is a typically wood-handled (or other material), metal-topped log handling tool that originates from the Alpine Region where it is called a "Sappie", "Zapin", or "Sapine".

5. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   Short hook with a pointed tip is a pike pole; longer hook on a San Francisco hook; two offset hooks on either side of tip is a universal hook; long p-shaped hook is a Boston rake for pulling plaster and lath; short hook with claw on opposite side of tip is either a gypsum hook or the narrower ceiling hook; pike pole with a short handle is a ...

6. Boat hook - Wikipedia

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   A traditional European boat hook pole is around 1.8- 2.4M and is typically made of ash- one of the best woods for poles, such as spears etc. It would have a brass hook- a non-rusting metal common on traditional boat fittings. The hook end would usually have a hook on one side for pulling and catching things, plus a rounded point for pushing things.

7. Glaive - Wikipedia

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   A glaive, sometimes spelled as glave, is a type of pole weapon, with a single edged blade on the end, known for its distinctive design and versatile combat applications. There are many similar polearms such as the war scythe , the Japanese naginata , the Chinese guandao (yanyuedao), the Korean woldo , and the Russian sovnya .

8. Hook (hand tool) - Wikipedia

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   A hook is a hand tool used for securing and moving loads. It consists of a round wooden handle with a strong metal hook about 20 cm (8 inches) long projecting at a right angle from the center of the handle.

9. Bill (weapon) - Wikipedia

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   The shorthanded bills were used by the army of historic India as well, mainly by infantrymen of Bengal. An agricultural version, commonly known as either a brush-axe, bush-axe, or brush-hook, is readily available in rural hardware and farm-supply stores in the United States today, and is available in the United Kingdom as a "long bill".