Hand Forged Shingle Froe

This hand forged shingle froe is made to order. A traditional woodworking and wood splitting tool, a shingle froe is held from above and strikes from a wooden mallet drive the blade down through the wood being split along the grain. Once the split is established, in many woods the handle can be worked back and forth like a lever to encourage continued splitting. The most effective design on the cutting edge for this tool is a slightly convex contour to an edge that is slightly dulled. A froe is not meant to cut into the wood that is being split. Instead it gives a mechanical assist helping the wood split down along the grain.