Lie nielsen froe review. Peter follansbee demonstrates the new lie nielsen froe which was designed by drew langsner. The froe is a simple tool used for splitting straight grained wood. Good luck with the hunt. Lie nielsen has a good one designed by fellow tarheel drew langsner.
Just a hair over your budget. The lie nielsen holdfast is made out of cast ductile iron which creates a very sturdy tool with enough spring to flex properly in order to either hold your project solidly or retain a batten. I got mine before drew closed up shop. Lie nielsen toolworks hand tools made in the usaa proven world class manufacturer of fine hand planes and tools lie nielsen has been crafting hand tools since 1981.
In use the blade is driven into your stock with wooden maul or heavy mallet and the handle is pulled or pushed as needed to direct the splits runout. Joegge sundqvist walks you through the process of making a spatula and a cheese board from green wood. They are used to make planks chair parts tool handles shingles basket splints blanks for spoon carving and more. Renowned for their fine hand planes lie nielsens craftsmen in recent years have applied their skill to the creation of other fine hand tools including hand saws spokeshaves and chisels every tool made to the exacting.
The latter is very useful if you are concerned about the risk of any possible compression damage to your work. After years of making these froes himself drew has teamed up with the folks at lie nielsen toolworks and now the langsner froe is in production in maine. Home lie nielsen toolworks australia spokeshaves drawknives froes froes langsner froe 175 handle brand. Learn some of the methods and techniques behind sloejd the self sufficient tradition from sweden that emphasizes hand work and handicraft.
Langsner froe froes are l shaped tools used in combination with mallets and wedges to rive green wood along the grain with more precision and finesse than an axe or maul. Lie nielsens froe was designed in cooperation with woodworking expert drew langsner. Lie nielsen toolworks product code.