A wood-splitting froe from Lehman’s with a hickory handle and a forged steel blade, the Amish kindling tool that splits a log along its grain when struck with a mallet. The traditional design has barely changed in 200 years because the geometry is right — a wedge thick enough to drive through tough wood and a long handle that gives the leverage to twist a stuck cut free.
This is the tool for homesteaders, wood-stove households, scout troops, and anyone making kindling by hand instead of buying bags. Beats an axe for kindling because the controlled split goes where you aim it without spraying chips, and the handle stays clear of the strike zone.
Lehman’s stocks Amish-made tools from Ohio Amish-country workshops, with the Wood-Splitting Froe one of their signature USA Amish Made pieces.
