Slash Rending gives the weapon the ability to make its opponent vulnerable to slash attacks. The amount of vulnerability depends on the attack skill of the wielder. This effect does not stack with Slash Vulnerability spells. Slash Rending can be added to loot weapons by applying a bag of Salvaged Imperial Topaz using Weapon Tinkering.
This can also be found on some quest reward weapons, though it is much more common for them to have Resistance Cleaving which is a fixed effect, instead of being skill based like Slash Rending.