Ryan McKenna
12-09-2016, 1:27 PM
Good afternoon,
I have been wanting a froe for awhile and could find uses for one but have not had the "need" for one so have held off on buying a froe from LV. I recently came across an old pitted froe blade at a local antique mall for about half the price of the new one. The blade appears to have been cleaned up and spray painted which is fine but the surface is covered in pits.
Before buying it, I wanted to check with some experienced users to see if the pits would cause any issue. I imagine I will need to put a new edge on it but will I need to remove all of the pits or just make it relatively smooth?
Would it be better to save my money and just by a new froe once I have a need?
Thanks
Ryan
I have been wanting a froe for awhile and could find uses for one but have not had the "need" for one so have held off on buying a froe from LV. I recently came across an old pitted froe blade at a local antique mall for about half the price of the new one. The blade appears to have been cleaned up and spray painted which is fine but the surface is covered in pits.
Before buying it, I wanted to check with some experienced users to see if the pits would cause any issue. I imagine I will need to put a new edge on it but will I need to remove all of the pits or just make it relatively smooth?
Would it be better to save my money and just by a new froe once I have a need?
Thanks
Ryan