Momatt Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I am new to this. Today I made my first tool and forge weld. Took an old farrier rasp, cut off the tang, drew out a tail and forge welded the eye to make this little froe. It seems to have held I torqued the handle pretty good testing it. Would be better if I had some more thickness but I was able to get a wedge profile. Something besides tongs and hooks at least my wife said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Yeah! That is a good looking "Basketmaker's Froe" (we pros prefer NOT to call em light duty or wimpy). I like to have one like that in my carpentry kit for making shimming wedges and spacers. They work well for lots of uses. You got a pretty one! Now you need a heavy duty full sized one as a companion piece... I know! I know! You will be devastated to learn that you aren't done forging yet!!! But there it is... a pretty froe like that will be abused on heavier work than it is intended for... unless there is a heavy duty model also available... so back to the forge you go! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Well done Momatt. First weld feels good don't it...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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