>
> Eureka, a tobacco cutter:
> https://mega.nz/file/FBkWkRAQ#ZL4BHr01zcHICeOPuQWHawdaXISOeUodhRTqCSmx4T0
>
> Thanks for sharing this--and for adding tobacco cutter to my flea market
> target list! I split lots of small bits of quartersawn spruce at the bench
> when building stringed instruments, and I've used everything from
> (relatively) dull chisels to strips of saw blade to an old, badly reground
> butter knife. It all works ok, but so far nothing is optimal as a real
> small-scale bench froe, especially for longer pieces that need actual
> riving. I've also looked at the Lee Valley batoning chisel, but I don't
> think it's the right tool for this, either, for reasons already detailed
> here. Anyway, I'm now on the hunt for a tobacco knife or a small
> cleaver-type item to repurpose. Sure, I could make one from scratch, but
> adding a new item to the target list gives me a reason to get out of bed
> early and meet the fellas at the flea (plus the breakfast burritos and
> decent company).


Take care, all of you,

Greg Isola
Alameda, CA