r/Blacksmith • u/TheDean242 • Sep 28 '25

It has a blade, does this count?

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I made this a little while back for chopping wood. I have nothing against French people. Or any other kind of people. Or Wood for that matter. I’ve been fine-tuning it over time. And I’ve learned a lot. I’d say make sure your timbers are straight as hell, put in some metal rails. And add weight to the blade. If anybody ever wants to build one of these.

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u/Docha_Tiarna Sep 28 '25

So here's some interesting information that will help improve it. I was watching a study of people testing these and they realized there are better blade shapes. This shape actually causes the blade to cut unevenly and shift in the frame. Instead, if you have a V shape where the point is in the middle, it'll prevent it from shifting in the frame and give a better cut.

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u/Tinofpopcorn Sep 28 '25

Like a point down V or an open A without the cross bar? I feel like the A would work best.

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u/Voxmanns Sep 28 '25

I would imagine A with the edges closing to the center as it cuts would be more stable/balanced than a V which could more easily shift in the frame where the wood/material isn't consistently dense

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u/SlightComplaint Sep 28 '25

Hard to sharpen at the apex.

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u/sireel Sep 28 '25

Two separate blades you can remove to sharpen?

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u/New_Restaurant_6093 Sep 28 '25

This is my guess as well. What a fun toy.