Forging a Froe (part 2) - does the log splitting tool work?

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3 жыл бұрын

The forged froe gets ground into shape and given a test run on some spruce instrument billets.
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Forging a Froe (part 2) - will explore the initial shape of the log splitting tool and hopefully answer the title question: does it work?
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@cmosphoto1 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like it worked decent...

@MountainVoiceInc 3 жыл бұрын

It worked pretty well, as revolutionary as the wheel?!...maybe not. Thanks for the watch Kevin!

@cmosphoto1 3 жыл бұрын

@@MountainVoiceInc I didn't catch what species of wood it was? Did you season it?

@cmosphoto1 3 жыл бұрын

Did you get an order for shakes?

@MountainVoiceInc 3 жыл бұрын

@@cmosphoto1 Maybe i didn't say. ha. Its Engalmann spruce, the tree was a standing dead tree, so basically full dry. These could be things to mention in the video.

@MountainVoiceInc 3 жыл бұрын

@@cmosphoto1 thats a negative on the shakes. I'm making instrument stock here.

@thefreese1 10 ай бұрын

You just have to do your blacksmithing a little better boys . plus curved froes are gonna bend .... they inherently have to , by design..each hit wil make it bend a tiny tiny bit with each hit ... straight froes last and last .. untill of course their finally grown too thin .. my uncle ised the same froe for years and years and made thousands and thousands of shingles with just a couple froes only replacing the handles from time to time .. Where are you guy located ?

@MountainVoiceInc 10 ай бұрын

Interior BC. You are absolutely right. The curve idea was more so the froe wouldn’t get stuck in the log and that part worked great right until it crumbled to pieces. We are kind of mis using the traditional froe and we know it, huge spruce logs sometimes 32” long and we are cracking them open. Not a froe around that can take that forever. We have been using a 10-15 lb homemade straight froe made from a large leaf spring in combination with a 16lb cast hammer for over a year which is a new record though.

@thefreese1 10 ай бұрын

@@MountainVoiceInc well , you are sure in a good area for tonewoods ... you're experimenting... that's good ... sometimes you think everything's been tried before, but people overlook the obvious all tje time.. and even when it fails you always learn something... Just a note .. I watched a guy on KZfaq take a beautiful, huge Appalachian Red Spuce, cut it up , and made 2x4s for his wifes she shed .. I almost cried .... Stay warm up there ..