Timber Framers Guild Forums General General Forum Questions Advice/resources related to hand rigging

Thanks Jim! You referenced a gin pole, which I had seen mentioned in a few online searches I did before joining the Timber Framer's Guild Forum. I also saw references made to a "lifting shear" and to a "tripod." Are these basically the same thing as a gin pole, just with more support legs? Of the three, is the gin pole the one to study that would be applicable to my situation?

Thanks again,
Mark