GG's,

I once saw a froe made from a vehicular leaf spring.  Based on the width, I'd
guess it was a spring from a small truck.  The eye was held closed with two hot
rivets, though electric welding would have been nice. ( Rivets were on a line
perpendicular, rather than parallel to, the handle. )

What's that you say? The steel in vehicle springs won't take and hold a good
edge?  That's irrelevant in a froe, because froes don't want a razor-sharp edge
to begin with!

I've got a Snow & Neally froe, purchased brand new at the long-departed Wallace
Armer Hardware Store in Schenectady, NY.  It has an electric weld holding the
eye closed.  A quality froe is not necessarily Forge-Welded!

A good diameter for a froe's eye would be the diameter of the handle of a long-
handle shovel.  Shovels with broken handles are commonly found at the curb on
"junk day."

Just my two cents.
John Ruth
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