Gränsfors Bruk Froe Outdoor Tools & Equipment - Shelter Institute
Gränsfors Bruk Froe Outdoor Tools & Equipment - Shelter Institute
Gränsfors Bruk Froe Outdoor Tools & Equipment - Shelter Institute
Gränsfors Bruk Froe Outdoor Tools & Equipment - Shelter Institute

Gränsfors Bruk Froe

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The hand-forged Swedish froe for splitting shakes and stock along the grain.

Best For

  • Riving shakes and shingles
  • Splitting straight-grained stock
  • Green woodworking

The froe is how wood was split into shakes, shingles, and chair stock for centuries: drive the blade into the end grain with a club, then lever the handle and let the wood split along its own fibers. Wood split this way is stronger than sawn stock because the grain runs unbroken end to end.

Gransfors Bruk hand-forges theirs in Sweden with the same smith-made quality as their axes. For traditional shakes and all fine riving work, this is the genuine article.

  • Overall length: 44 cm (17.3 in)
  • Edge length: 30 cm (11.8 in)
  • Weight: 1.2 kg (2.6 lb)
  • Handle: removable for transport
  • Use: riving shingles, shakes, and straight-grained stock; steady by the handle, strike the back with a mallet
  • Includes: protective sheath
  • Made in: Gransfors, Sweden by Gransfors Bruk

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