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Last post, we shared how tool steel is hardened and also how soft metals can “mushroom” from use on the fire ground and in trainings. This post, let’s take it a step further and talk about caring for your tools. You are professionals in the fire service. Being professionals (career or volunteer) means attention to

If you look at striking tools that have been in use, it is not uncommon to see evidence of “mushrooming.” Mushrooming is when the once crisp edge of a flathead axe is now rounded and bent over. When striking an axe and halligan together the force not absorbed by the tools is passed on to

Hey, all you fellow fire tool nerds!! New informational post about some good news regarding Leatherhead’s NY Hook…. they are no longer heavy!!! Before we get into the latest update, lets back it up and talk about the history and why the Leatherhead NY hook’s weight changed over time. When we were invited down for

The design team at Leatherhead Tools listens to firefighters.  We are always evaluating how we can make our tools better. Although a tool might get a new design, it’s only a better tool if it improves a firefighter’s on-the-job effectiveness, provides an advantage, or decreases physical strain. That’s our standard, and what we’ve accomplished with