Pickaroon

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". It is distinguished from a pike pole by having a shorter handle, no metal point, and an opposite curve to its hook (toward the handle rather than away); and from both a cant hook and peavey by having a fixed hook facing its handle rather than a pivoting one facing away.

A pickaroon with a down-turned point on its hook is also known as a hookaroon; one with an axe blade opposite its hook an axaroon, eliminating the need to carry two tools to manage logs.

In the axe collecting hobby, pickaroons can be more expensive, as they are less common than axes and thus are valued at higher prices.