Anglesea and District Historical Society
Shingle Splitter - Wood Shingle Shaping Tool (FROE)
... axehead shingle splitter...Anglesea and District Historical Society 5B McMillan Street Anglesea great-ocean-road axehead shingle splitter froe, shake axe None Froe (or shake axe) is a tool for cleaving wood by splitting it along the grain, then twisting the blade in the wood by rotating the handle (haft). ...
Froe (or shake axe) is a tool for cleaving wood by splitting it along the grain, then twisting the blade in the wood by rotating the handle (haft). The haft is a lever to multiply the force on the blade, allowing wood to be torn apart with little force applied to the haft.Noneaxehead shingle splitter, froe, shake axe
