Norm, if you are not offered anyone's second or even third best cant hook,
and you don't mind making the handle, a cant hook is one of the easier
forgings to do at the anvil. I could knock one out in an hour or so.
square corner, hook, punch a hole and bend it the hard way.

Glad to help
Michael

On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 7:46 AM Norm Wood  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm in "need" of a cant hook.  Before I go after a store-bought one, I
> thought I'd check here first.  I'm OK with getting just the business end
> if it simplifies shipping - I can fit a handle to it.  Let me know if
> you have one you'd like to part with.
>
> The back story is that I've been gifted a couple of freshly-cut,
> forest-grown red oak logs.  8-9 feet in length, the bigger one is about
> 17 inches in diameter at the butt.  It would be nice to have some
> mechanical help to move these things around.
>
> The smaller, rougher one of the two I intend to use for a hewing bench
> and a shaving horse.  Still pondering what to do with the nicer one...
>
> Some pictures taken, not yet posted :)
>
> Norm
>    Madison, WI
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Michael