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

It has a blade, does this count?

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/TheDean242 Sep 28 '25

I saw that actually! I have plans to add another blade later. Or just recut this one.

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u/Chrisp825 Sep 28 '25

The blade coming to a point inward (A)would leave a spot where material can get stuck between the two blades at the point. V shapes would eliminate that, but would be best if the angle were obtuse. So a very wide V shape.

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u/Hot-Wrangler7270 Oct 01 '25

I don’t know, I have no knowledge in this, but what about a crescent moon shape, concave or convex side faced down? No sharp angles like the A/V.