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A '''McLeod''' tool (or '''rakehoe''') is a two-sided blade — one a rake with coarse [[tine (structural)|tine]]s, one a flat sharpened [[hoe (tool)|hoe]] — on a long, wooden handle. It is a standard<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calguard.ca.gov/publicaffairs/Pages/Operation%20Lightning%20Strike/Guardsmenfightfireswithspecialfriends.aspx |title=Guardsmen fight fires with special friends |date=2008-07-24 |first=Eddie |last=Siguenza |publisher=California National Guard |archive-url=https://archive.is/20121212140721/http://www.calguard.ca.gov/publicaffairs/Pages/Operation%20Lightning%20Strike/Guardsmenfightfireswithspecialfriends.aspx |archive-date=2012-12-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref> tool during [[wildfire suppression]] and trail restoration. The combination tool was created in 1905 by Malcolm McLeod, a United States Forest Service ranger at the [[Sierra National Forest]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/fmt/fmt_pdfs/047_03.pdf |title=The True Story of the Pulaski Fire Tool |last1=Davis |first1=James B. |year=1986 |journal=Fire Management Notes |volume=47 |issue=3 |page=19 |publisher=US Department of Agriculture Forest Service}}</ref> |
A '''McLeod''' tool (or '''rakehoe''') is a two-sided blade — one a rake with coarse [[tine (structural)|tine]]s, one a flat sharpened [[hoe (tool)|hoe]] — on a long, wooden handle. It is a standard<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calguard.ca.gov/publicaffairs/Pages/Operation%20Lightning%20Strike/Guardsmenfightfireswithspecialfriends.aspx |title=Guardsmen fight fires with special friends |date=2008-07-24 |first=Eddie |last=Siguenza |publisher=California National Guard |archive-url=https://archive.is/20121212140721/http://www.calguard.ca.gov/publicaffairs/Pages/Operation%20Lightning%20Strike/Guardsmenfightfireswithspecialfriends.aspx |archive-date=2012-12-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref> tool during [[wildfire suppression]] and trail restoration. The combination tool was created in 1905 by Malcolm McLeod, a United States Forest Service ranger at the [[Sierra National Forest]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/fmt/fmt_pdfs/047_03.pdf |title=The True Story of the Pulaski Fire Tool |last1=Davis |first1=James B. |year=1986 |journal=Fire Management Notes |volume=47 |issue=3 |page=19 |publisher=US Department of Agriculture Forest Service}}</ref> |
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The McLeod was designed to rake fire lines with the teeth and cut branches and sod with the sharpened hoe edge |
The McLeod was originally designed to rake fire lines with the teeth and cut branches and sod with the sharpened hoe edge. It is also used for finishing and maintaining hiking trails.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pcta.org/pdf/trail-skills-college/curriculum/107_Hand_Tool_Field_Maintenance_v0311.pdf |title=Course 107 Hand Tool Maintenance |date=March 2011 |author=Pacific Crest Trail Association |page=2 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111173803/http://pcta.org/pdf/trail-skills-college/curriculum/107_Hand_Tool_Field_Maintenance_v0311.pdf |archivedate=2011-11-11}}</ref> |
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The tool can also be used for hand crimping straw mulch into soil a minimum depth of {{convert|2|in|cm}}, and is sometimes specified by the [[Colorado Department of Natural Resources|State of Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety]] for use during erosion control and soil amendment activities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mining.state.co.us/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-11-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105125813/http://mining.state.co.us/ |archivedate=2012-11-05}}</ref> |
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== Common issues == |
== Common issues == |
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Revision as of 02:50, 18 September 2020
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A McLeod tool (or rakehoe) is a two-sided blade — one a rake with coarse tines, one a flat sharpened hoe — on a long, wooden handle. It is a standard[1] tool during wildfire suppression and trail restoration. The combination tool was created in 1905 by Malcolm McLeod, a United States Forest Service ranger at the Sierra National Forest.[2]
The McLeod was originally designed to rake fire lines with the teeth and cut branches and sod with the sharpened hoe edge. It is also used for finishing and maintaining hiking trails.[3]
Common issues
Because of its large and sharp head, the McLeod is an awkward tool to transport and store, and is often considered undesirable. Some McLeod[4] tools are made with a removable blade to partially mitigate this problem. Ideally, it is carried with the tines pointing toward the ground for safety, with a sheath over the cutting edge. The mass distribution makes it difficult to carry in this orientation consistently.[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ Siguenza, Eddie (2008-07-24). "Guardsmen fight fires with special friends". California National Guard. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12.
- ^ Davis, James B. (1986). "The True Story of the Pulaski Fire Tool" (PDF). Fire Management Notes. 47 (3). US Department of Agriculture Forest Service: 19.
- ^ Pacific Crest Trail Association (March 2011). "Course 107 Hand Tool Maintenance" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-11.
- ^ http://www.americantrails.org/resources/info/tools5.html American Trails Retrieved July 15, 2006
- ^ "Voices from the Past 25: John M. Longdon 2". Archived from the original on November 28, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2008. U.S. Forest Service - Heritage Resources Retrieved May 13, 2008
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