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Post by Dogwood on Jun 1, 2021 0:36:46 GMT
Years ago someone gave us a couple old planer blades . One was about 16 1/2" long x 3" wide and 3/8" thick . The other was a bit smaller and 5/16" thick. After buying an angle grinder with some thin cut-off discs i decided to make a single-bevel froe/seax wood splitter after trimming the tip at an angle the tip got burned a little bit straw color , no matter this wonder steel is so hard having the tip a bit softer is a good thing . Next was to tackle cutting it narrower to remove the mounting holes and just to make it lighter in weight also . After donning safety glasses then a face shield and a neck wrap ( in case the disc blew apart ) and ear muffs . I was ready to go and the sparks flew , trying to follow the line freehand was difficult but after 3 or 4 dozen passes it was done for a first attempt it's ok . The handle is from an old copper connecting pipe pinned together , since it was impossible to drill i just notched a couple slots for the pins to go through . It weighs 30 oz with a 12" blade
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Scott
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Post by Scott on Jun 2, 2021 1:58:16 GMT
Looks good! It's not a froe, but looks like a nice seax. Have you tried cutting with it?
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Post by Dogwood on Jun 2, 2021 9:14:08 GMT
Yes it cuts well and deep as you might imagine being 3/8" thick for about half its width , the single bevel didn't cause any control problem cutting through a 2" crab apple branch . It really is for splitting red cedar on the beach . I have a real froe to split shakes so this tool is more seax like but it is 3/8"thick so works great as a froe on clear cedar.
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