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Draw Knives have several wood working applications, we used these to peel the bark off the logs. The bark must
be removed to prevent bug infestation and wood decay.
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Scribes are a large compass with leveling bubbles used to trace the contours. This is a homemade scribe, which
was used to trace out the round notches used to join the logs.
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Froes are used to rive wood, and the maul is a piece of hardwood used as a hammer or sledge. Froes are most commonly
associated with splitting out wood shingles. The maul I made out of a piece of hickory.
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The hatchet is used for removing limbs, chopping off knots and removing the bulk of wood from the log notches.
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