cleaving knife

[Donna Reece]

I just watched Roy Underhill's episode on making a tallow box on the Woodwright's Shop. In it he uses a cleaving knife to split the walnut he's using to make the box. This looks just like the tool I need. Where can I find one? I googled cleaving knife, but didn't come up with any useful info.
Thanks

[Mike Henderson]

Try searching on "froe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froe)".

Mike

[Jim Koepke]

Donna,

On his knife there does appear to be a trade mark or some writing.

At first my thoughts were that this might have been a tool he made from an old planer blade. That would not be hard to do.

Then doing a quick search, Google is your friend, for > two handle cleaver < gave many replies. One is for Shop Wiki dot com. They have different knives with handles at either end for cutting cheese wheels. Starting price is about $20.

More search and casting a narrower net did not result in much. His may actually be an inexpensive hobbyist draw knife.

jim

[harry strasil]

An old tool not seen much anymore is a Knife Froe, used for splitting or riving dowel blanks for a dowel plate and other small splitting operations.

[Phillip Pattee]

Here is one from Japan Woodworker: http://kitchen.japanwoodworker.com/product.asp?s=JapanWoodworker&pf_id=09%2E812%2E5&dept_id=13218

[patrick lund]

Another small one available is from Lee Valley:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=54871&cat=1,51222&ap=1

Patrick

[Donna Reece]

I found the one I was looking for at Lee Valley. It's called a pushknife!
Thanks everyone!

[Callan Campbell]

I own the hacking knife from Lee Valley that Patrick linked to. Cheap price, and I don't kill any of my good knives in the process for what this knife is used for. :p