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Roman Gaul tanged wood or lath splitter 75mm blade

a hand forged and water quenched S275JR steel wood splitter based on find 15890 in the museum at St Germain, france Roman period Compiegne described as a wheelwrights tool but more likely to be a lath splitter (see Antes Viires- wood working in Estonia)., a tanged 3" 75mm long blade (the original was socketed) set into an ash wood handle with steel ferrule for living history re-enactment woodworking use Made in sheffield england by daegrad tools