Froesome Firewood - The Tool I Didn't Know I Needed
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
- Thanks to a long time follower for the suggestion on getting the tool I didn't know I needed, the Froe!
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If you ever watched the Woodwright Shop on PBS, Roy Underhill used a froe quite often for many different tasks.
Bill
Another excellent piece of work on the clearing of that tree for your neighbor and itchy for the Friday night live stream Dan 😮😊❤
Neat to see old tools become useful again.
Hi Dan That Frown Back 🤣 Tool That John Suggested Looks like a Great Tool The Frow is Sharp and Precise 👍‼️
Good job Dan the man 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
Dan, JUST to let you know that you are the One that gave me the Idea on my Stove Wood. I now Cut it between 9 and 10inches Long and can put 3 to 4 pieces in my Woodstove. You have a Great Time at the OWB EXPO, my Friend. I am unable to Make it because I am still recovering from my Stents, and my Wife had Cataract Surgery yesterday. I will get to meet you all 1 of these Days. Ticks are terrible out this Year as I had another 1 on me Yesterday. I do consider my Self a Woodhound and enjoy the Channels alot. Hope to see you maybe sometime next Year. Give Joe my Best at the Expo. Ron from the Woodyard in Duanesburg NY.
COOL DAN, I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU FOUND SOMETHIN' TO TACKLE THE TASK. I NEVER KNEW OF THAT TOOL, IT'S PRETTY INTERESTING. I GUESS SOMETHIN' YOU ALSO COULD HAVE DONE IS USE AN OLE KNIFE KINDA LIKE THAT BAYONET AND DONE THE SAME THING. I USE THAT AND THE AX TRICK DOIN KINDELIN' ROUND THE OLE CABIN. HAVE A GREAT TIME AT THE EXPO. DO YOU THINK BOB AND CHRIS ARE GONNA BRING ONE OF THEIR PITS TO THE EXPO??? I ONLY ASK CAUSE YOU HAVE YOUR FINGER ON THE PULSE OF THE FIREWOOD NATION. AND IF ANYONE WOULD KNOW, IT'S YOU. WELL, STAY COOL, BROTHER... PEACE... 🌲🌳🏞🚂🚃 CHEPE EXPRESS...
To make a shingle you get a handy stick of wood to pound the froe into the block of wood. Then you pull on the handle, using it as a lever, to make the shingle split off.
I go back to when you bought the Kioti.
Have fun at the Expo and have fun 😉👍
Theres alot of youtube videos of how to make shingles,
I made a ton of them from (very straight) oak, and cedar,
And sold them things left and right. Very lucrative.
Fro is an awsome simple tool for sure, very precise, good show
In the uk and probably over there you can get a machine called a kindler pro. Which makes small splits with an X blade but maybe that is more money than you want to spend but maybe something for the future
Hi Dan from Alaska wood yard, enjoying the channel. We won’t make to Joe’s this weekend but hope to be at Paul Bunyan show. We haven’t posted our first UA-cam video yet, working on getting it right. The froe is a useful tool and safe for little boss man, looking forward to IFE. Coverage this weekend! Keep the sawdust flying, Jeff and Jill At The Alaska wood yard .
What park of AK are you from. ?We’re Alaskan too and came to the IFE. Stopped there today during g setup and it looks to be a great event tomorrow.
@@peterljubicich9451 Sutton. AK
I’m heading out to the Expo on Saturday. I’ll stop by and say hello
Sounds good...see you there!
i love the new tool. one suggestion i have seen is that to prevent damage on the froe and mallet. use a 6-14 inch long 2inch diameter log to take the beating. it will wear meaning both your mallet and froe will last longer, you can learn more about it on Eoin Reardon channel, he talks alot about them. just to save you from buying another one.
What would be better is one of those kindling cutters that mount on wall/beam with graduated steps. Reminds me a little of a can crusher.
Dan, check out the Breeo smokeless fire pit. They are GREAT stoves and they are made in Lancaster, PA.
That works great!👍👍
Il see ya Saturday Dan..
See you there Fro!
Froe
Nice!!! Chip
Good bit of advice on using a froe 👍 Definitely easier and faster to use
Dan uses it to make precise splits when he produces handcrafted firewood. I would like to see a North American manufacturer produce a machine that would mass-produce such wood. Numerous such machines are already manufactured in Europe.
@@jakebredthauer5100 Cord King is venturing into a kindling machine now and I'm sure that other companies such as Eastonmade and Wolfe ridge will be soon. Cord King's version of the kindling machine is the box wedge design which is portable.
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That Cord King model is pitiful.
Andrew was talking about doing one before he did the 40c. I never suspected Chris would even try one. Fuelwood is way behind on their orders. Rabaud has a good one. I am waiting for this weekend to see what the new machine is. I won't be in Ohio, only on the internet.
Ohio Wood Burner
International Firewood Exposition
@@jakebredthauer5100 sure the Cord King isn't ideal, but it is a relatively new market for our country. As the market grows and evolves more manufacturers will get into the same market and competition will drive technology.
@@lyleharkness-rv5vf
I call them side-puncher splitters.
We already have the market for the wood they produce. Twelve inch long wood is long enough. The width of the wood can be varied from 1 inch to 4 inches. Some models are easily adaptable for different lengths of wood. I don't see any reason for waiting. I would be happy to have one manufacturer to compete with the Europeans. If there is any kind of an economic disaster, people will want small size cooking wood. That market could explode at any time. Solid fuel from trees is fundamental.
Are you aware of this type of machine that I am referring to?
When I was a kid I split cedar shakes as a side gig to make some extra money using a Froe.
Some sort of jig with a foot pedal to hold the froe up so you can use two hands to pound and move wood would speed things up.
I have built two copies of the now famous kindling cracker. They work great for making kindling.
In Joe's case, he is splitting shorter smaller pieces that would require a smaller kindling cracker, where the top safety bar/ring is closer to the splitting edge.
But it can't be so close that your hammer or mallet could hit the cutting edge.
I make small cherry wood like this for personal use in my BBQ Smoker. Also for making lump charcoal. It is tedious.
I take a regular length piece of split wood and run it through a chop saw, to cut it to smaller lengths, then split it down, as Joe is doing, again, tedious, time consuming.
You have to charge a premium for it based on the time it takes for processing.
That is the longest froe I have ever seen! Most are about 2/3rds that length. It would be a bit easier for little boss man to handle that that large one. And less worries about finder chopping! HA HA
Perfect
thats premium for joes firewood
See you Saturday.
Are you really making micro wood by hand for resale?
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You can alos put a small axe in a vice (sharp edge up) and put the wood on top and smack the wood with a hammer.
You could have used your hatchet the same way. Split a lot of my sugar wood that way before I got a 5 ton electric splittet
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hi there good show but who would ever RAZ you . 3 things when go to Joe's ,tell everyone i said HI ,don't take any rain , and don't forget you phone on a string just in case i need to call , 4 have a great time 5 make alot of videos so i cane see the show threw you , best to all john
I just use a hatchet or small axe
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Ohh she did way more than just that! Hahahahahaha
good a knofe for the boiler