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Halligan Bars Go Viral!

jackson published on March 17, 2009 in technology and zeitgeist. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

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Yay SuperForest!

We’ve posted a few times about Halligan bars and their indestructable supremecy. Recently SuperForester Steven asked me to write a review of my H-bar for the blog he edits: Cool Tools. I was more than happy to oblige.

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Here’s the Cool Tools review.

Now, my post has been reposted on bookofjoe.com, and the ball continues rolling. Add this post about those posts and the earlier SF Halligan bar posts, and you’ve got some Halligan-mentum building. We shall follow the driftings and wanderings of these posts on the high seas of the internet.

Where will it end? Hopefully with everyone well equiped against zombie hordes.

A huge thanks to SuperForester Steven, Cool Tools, and bookofjoe.com

Love!

Jackson

Best. Gift. Ever. = Titanium Halligan Bar

jackson published on January 9, 2009 in superforest journal. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Good Morning SuperForest!

We’ve posted about Halligan bars and their utter gift supremacy before, but nothing could prepare my bloggy self for the sheer joyous thrill that rang through my spine when first I hefted my very own new Halligan bar!

My dear brother, SuperForester Will, saw fit in his infinite generosity and wisdom to provide me with the best zombie-fightin’, door-smashing, get me the heck into/outta here tool in the world.

In high tensile strength titanium, no less.

Less than half the weight of steel!
Will NEVER rust!
Electrical conductivity = 1/6th of steel!
Heat conductivity = 1/8th of steel!

5.25 pounds of pure, unadulterated awesomeness! The kind of awesomeness one can hand down to countless heirs. That’s “heirloom quality” awesomeness!

And the bestest part? It has eyelets for a strap!!!

Swoon!

This year, give someone you love the gift that will never wear out, and can be used to escape from countless zombies: a titanium Halligan bar.

I swear, it just purred at me.

Nothing says “dapper gent” like a titanium smashing tool.

Will ordered mine from the fine people at Tico Titanium Inc. in good ol’ Michigan.

A special thanks to my brother, who is the best brother in the history of siblings.

Cool Tools: Halligan Bar

jackson published on August 6, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Check out this little stainless steel beauty!

This here is the Halligan Bar. Good for prying, lifting, wedging, smashing, hooking, basically any verb ending in “ing.” Beautiful to gaze upon, and as useful as they come, a Halligan Bar is a true necessity for any empowered doer and maker. Hang one on your wall, impress your friends.

Here’s the def, from wikipedia:

“A Halligan bar (also called a Halligan tool) is a special tool commonly used in the fire and rescue service. It was designed by and named after Hugh Halligan, a First Deputy Fire Chief in the New York City Fire Department, in 1948, based upon the well known Kelly tool.[1] The Halligan is a multipurpose tool for prying, twisting, punching, or striking. It consists of a claw (or fork), a blade (wedge or adze), and a tapered pick, which is especially useful in quickly forcing open many types of locked doors. Either the adze end or fork end of the tool can be used to break through the latch of a swinging door by forcing the tool between the door and doorjamb and prying the two apart, striking it with another Halligan, a Denver tool or a flat-head axe. Using a K-tool and the adz end, a lock cylinder can easily be pulled. There are many other uses of the Halligan tool, including vehicle rescue and opening of walls.

A particularly useful variant of the Halligan has a heavy sliding collar on the shaft. Once the prying end of the tool is wedged into position, the sliding ‘hammer’ is used to force the wedge, allowing for proper seating, prior to prying. The adz end is also assisted by using the sliding hammer to generate forced traction on a hooked cylinder.”

The tools the good guys use!
Fun.