Froe - Wikipedia
A froe (or frow), shake axe or paling knife is a tool for cleaving wood by splitting it along the grain. It is an L-shaped tool, used by hammering one edge of its blade into the end of a piece of wood in the direction of the grain, then twisting the blade in the wood by rotating the haft (handle).
Wood Splitting Froe - Lehman's
Now made of case hardened steel, our wood splitting froe is better than ever. The blade is stronger, giving you more use and great results for kindling, shingles, furniture, baskets and more. Use this froe with split lumber.
Shingle and Riving Froe - Lee Valley Tools
A froe is used for the controlled splitting (riving) of green wood. Typical uses are shingle making, splitting saplings for fences, and splitting blanks for furniture making. In earlier days, they were even used to make siding.
Froes by Ray Iles - Tools for Working Wood
A froe is the best way to split out green wood for chairmaking, shinglemaking, fencemaking, and pretty much any operation that calls for splitting. The tool is also known as a rending ax, split ax, cleaving iron, pole ax, riving ax, divider, etc - to give you an idea of its function.
Peavey Shingle Froe with 15” Blade and 18” Handle - amazon.com
2010年2月8日 · I bought the shingle froe to make tinder for my wood stove rather than denuding the dead branches on pine trees, or making shingles. This has given me a new respect for those who have the ability to make shingles with a froe.
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Lehman's Wood-Splitting Froe, Made of Hickory and Steel for Woodworking ...
2019年5月29日 · Now made of case hardened steel, our wood splitting froe is better than ever. The blade is stronger, giving you more use and great results for kindling, shingles, furniture, baskets and more. Use this froe with split lumber. Proven …
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The Wood Froe: What It's Used For - Toolshed Stuff
A froe allows you to split logs into thinner, uniform shingles with ease. Whether you’re repairing a shed , an old roof or building a new structure, a wood froe is a must-have tool for shingle making.
How to Make a Froe - a Green Woodworking Tool - Instructables
I wanted a Froe which is a tool used to split green wood. You can use wedges and hammers, but a froe is more precise and can split wide thin pieces. Froes were used to make wood shingles, back in the day, and are sometimes called shingle froes.
Dirt Cheap Froe : 6 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables
Dirt Cheap Froe: A froe is a very useful tool, and very simple tool. It is used to rive wood, which is basically splitting wood, but with a froe it is possible to rive boards, shingles, rough out bucket and barrel staves.
Froe Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of FROE is a cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block.