Homemade mini froe

[Imagedude]

I made a wee froe from a 1lb lump hammer head, the cutting edge is about 4.5 inches long. One of the original hammer heads can be seen in the photo below.

Shown next to a Mora carving knife to give an idea of size.

Splitting an 8" piece of oak

Job done.

 

[Still Waters]

Brilliant that must have taken some beating to get into shape

 

[Imagedude]

Brilliant that must have taken some beating to get into shape

2 minutes under the powerhammer.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Very neat, good idea.

 

[Keith_Beef]

That's excellent.

Ever thought about making a water-powered or hand cranked trip hammer? It's a project that's been running around in my mind for a couple of years...

 

[Dreadhead]

nice one looks great never used one of these though. arent they used to make shingles?

 

[Hugo]

Looks good, and works well by the look of it.