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Thau Claw
Specifications in comparison with the McLeod
The Thau Claw meets or exceeds all USDA Forest Service McLeod Specifications
Scraping Tool
- Scraping grass and light fuels to bare mineral soil
- One edge can be used in rocky areas, while the others kept sharp
- Two scraping edges, each equal in length to the McLeod's one edge
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- 0.12 inch thicker blade for added strength
- Over 2.5 times the cutting edge
- Easily stacks within less space
- Comparable in weight
- All four sides are useful and equally balanced
- Requires less physical effort to produce a greater amount of fireline
- Over 100% more efficient
Trenching and Cutting Tool
- Cutting and cleaning light and medium fuels up to 1.5 inches
- Trenching and constructing undercut line
- Removing vegetation between rocks and other obstacles
- Grubbing all types of fuels
Raking Tool
- Removing cut materials or leaves, needles, and duff
- Moving debris in structure fire overhaul
- Near "non-clogging" design with easier and tighter stacking
- Ribbed tines for added strength
- Wider outside tines to compensate for wear down of the scraping edge
Tool head uses standard 48 inch forestry handle
ABOUT Us
Interested in firefighting in high school, Matt Thau joined the Fremont Fire Explorer Post and new that this was a career for him. Hired by Cal Fire after high school in 1998, Matt enjoyed hard work and used tools such as the McLeod and Pulaski often. Thinking there had to be a better tool, he began making his own. By 2002 Fire Tool was founded and the Thau Claw was unveiled. Since this time the Thau Claw has been widely used by firefighting agencies, trail building associations, and homeowners across the nation throughout the world. Matt currently works for the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Fire Tool’s goal is provide a strong 100% American made product to its valued customers.
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