Slat making w/ Froe

 Froes are great but they get beat up really fast if you're using a steel hammer or sledge. You're supposed to hit them with a chunk of wood, but then they don't go in as easily. We usually use steel wedges or old axe-heads as wedges (although hammering on old axe heads is kinda sketch, they're just super cheap so they're more "disposable").

 with good wood, you don't damage the Froe much when using a sledge, it's only when using knotted and spiral grained wood. Axe blade is super scetchy. If the froe starts to mushroom at the top, you can file it down easily

 thats cool i just figured most people used a chainsaw me i just go take shipping pallets and rip all the thin crappy wood off the base 2x4s

 u guys in canada are sooo lucky to have cedar!

 thats way quicker than my chainsaw method of cutting the wood lengthwise.

 yeah me and luke ^^^^^^ just have to put up with scots pine

 whats that tool called that your splitting them with

 so thats how you do that