An elongated gripping device for grasping objects, and particularly useful for moving and adjusting logs used to build a fire. The elongated gripping device includes an elongated outer shaft having an extension shaft on an end thereof. The extension shaft includes one or more prongs on an end thereof, disposed transversely to the extension shaft. The elongated gripping device further includes an elongated inner shaft extending through the outer shaft, and having a handle at a first end thereof. The inner shaft further includes one or more prongs on the second end thereof that are arranged transversely to the inner shaft. The prongs on the inner shaft and on the extension shaft oppose one another so as to form a claw-like structure that can be used to grasp objects of various shapes and sizes by rotating the handle to actuate the prongs.