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riving brake

Sophisticated. The tripod riving brake shown here is the sophisticated version of a contraption to help hold logs and billets as they’re split with a froe.

Get some splitting leverage with this simple contraption.

by Peter Follansbee

Reach for a froe, and you should immediately think, “Give me a brake.”


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