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275026 Don Schwartz <dks@t...> 2022‑01‑01 Re: bench froe? wood cleaver?
Unfortunately, made in China, so not on my shopping list.so long as 
there are alternatives.

fwiw
Don

On 2022-01-01 11:54 a.m., Michael Blair wrote:
> A hacking knife AKA hack-out knife (which is what we called them when I
> was building, glazing, and repairing wooden sash)  I still have a
> couple.  Great tool.  Like the others that have been mentioned, it will
> do in a pinch.
>
> But it isn't what you  really want.  All of these are sharp.  What is
> wanted is a blade that is not sharp enough to sever the grain, a froe.
> One is illustrated on page 33 of Eric Sloane's A Museum of Early
> American Tools.  His illustration shows a smith made tool.  Mine was
> factory made in England (can't quite make out the company name).  It has
> a blade 2 1/2 inches wide by 8 1/2 inches long and 3/16 inches thick.
> Still made -- Schrade SCHF64 froe, fixed 8.5" blade.
>
> https://www.knifecenter.com/item/SCHF64/schrade-schf64-froe-fixed-black-plain-
blade-tpe-handle-polyester-sheath
>
>
> You  want an edge like a froe?  Get a froe.
>
> Mike in Woodland
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