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275054 Troy Livingston <horologist@w...> 2022‑01‑07 Re: bench froe? wood cleaver?
All,

Watching an old episode of Forged in Fire last night, the first
challenge was a Japanese Nata knife. Very similar to the broom makers
hammer shown by Scott and Matthew except with a single bevel. They did
pretty well in testing when splitting off sections from a log. I found
some photos and details here:

<https://bushcraftusa.com/forum/threads/japanese-nata-knife-some-technical-
questions-for-the-knife-axe-makers-etc.65638/>

Troy

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