Hand Held Firewood Handling Device

A method of moving and carrying firewood using a firewood handling device, comprising the steps of:

• grasping the handle of the firewood handling device with one hand;
• grasping the hand grasp of the firewood handling device with the other hand;
• rotating the handle in a first direction to move the rotating prong into an open position (52);
• positioning the prongs in the open position over a selected object (40);
• rotating the handle in an opposite direction to move the rotating prong (26) towards the pair of stationary prongs (12) and around the selected object for the entire possible rotational distance;
• moving the selected object to a desired location;
• and
• rotating the handle in the first direction to position the rotating prong in the open position (2) to release the selected object.

A method of forming a firewood handling device (100), the method comprising the steps of:

• inserting a malleable rod (20) into a tube (10);
• bending one end of the malleable rod into a handle (28);
• bending an opposing end of the malleable rod (10) 90 degrees so as to be perpendicular with the length of the malleable rod and creating a rotating prong (26);
• forming a second 90 degree bend parallel to and in spaced apart relation with the first 90 degree bend;
• forming a U-shaped piece with a 90 degree bend in the arms of the U-shaped piece;
• and
• welding the U-shaped piece to the tube (10) opposite the handle end (22), with the trough (32) of the U shaped piece parallel to the length (34)of the tube, and the bent arms (12) of the U-shaped piece perpendicular to the length of the tube, with the rotating prong (26) located between the bent prongs of the U-shaped piece, with the bent prongs of the rotating prong (26) forming an L-shape and the bent prongs of the U-shaped piece forming a reverse L-shape,
• whereby rotating the rod in a closed position (50) causes the rotating prong to move towards and between the stationary prongs (12), and
• whereby rotating the rod into an open position (52) causes the rotating prong (26) to move away from the stationary prongs (12).