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Thanks! I've since done a fair bit of basket making, and the same principle applies when splitting stems such as brambles or hazel poles with a knife. I've never heard of a Wraithe break and can't find it on the Internet - are you sure you have the spelling right? Mine is called a riving brake, although it may have different regional names.

For sure you can.

Still alive, just a bit lazy about making videos. It goes in batches it seems.

When we posted this video it was after a few attempts, but was a technique neither of us had tried before. Virgins in other words :)

Haha, I think like most of these things finding decent material to work with makes life a whole lot easier!

Haha! Not many people have come across the portative organ. Or the medieval vielle for that matter. I'm really pleased you like it.

Thanks, glad it helped!

Oops, i think the desored thickness would 8mm rather than 0.75inch.

@@daducky411 It depends on the diameter of your logs. It's not essential to split them on the quarter, but then the outer ones would be less stable and more likely to warp. If you do the same thing but with logs of say 18 - 20 cm diameter, you can split wedges of 8 - 10 cm width, split off the inside feather edge to leave a 5 cm width and then either further split the wedge to make it parallel or else take it down with the draw knife.

Great! Really glad our video has been some help to you.

It's a pleasure - I hope it helps!

Not as far as I'm aware, but it's a good question. I think I probably tend to start the split at the bottom end, but I don't have a logical reason for doing so.

@@mrcheese3981 Resolution, as youngsters would say! :) It's easier to watch the development of the split on a bigger piece and adjust accordingly. Also, thethinner the piece, the more predictable the splitting is. It's just a matter of granularity of the material. A chestnut piece 4 cm in diameter might spit your froe right out the side, to give an extreme example :)

Glad you found it usefull. You're right, no one ever explains it! That's why we thought it was necessary, because we had to learn from trial and error.

Thank you Rich. It's great to know this video helped someone! Hugh and I learnt all this by trial and error, and it occurred to us that it would be worth posting a video to pass on important little details that are usually brushed over or not mentioned at all. These are dying or dead skills which are hopefully making a comeback thanks to the Internet. Good luck with your project, and let us know how it turns out. Sacha

@@mrcheese3981 Hi Sacha, the project is coming along well, Ive now had a few peg cutters made up, the shave horse is made, my collection of vintage hand tools is pretty much complete......just looking for a side axe now. I'm making gate hurdles and lawn rakes down in Devon......a great way to spend retirement. Thank you again.

@@richswain7154 Brilliant! Thanks for keeping us informed. I used to live down there too (Colyton in East Devon), which is where I first started playing around with timber framing. Enjoy your retirement!