Showing 2 items matching "paling-knife shingle-knife froe"
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Orbost & District Historical Societypaling knife, froe, c. late 19th early 20th century
... paling-knife shingle-knife froe...Used in the timber industry and building industries. paling-knife shingle-knife froe A paling or shingle knife, also called a froe. ...Used to split shingles or palings from planks of wood. Used in the timber industry and building industries.A paling or shingle knife, also called a froe. The blade is iron, with the sharper edge on the bottom. It has a short wooden handle .paling-knife shingle-knife froe -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate ActionShingle knife or paling splitter, Also known as a Froe
... or paling splitter Metal knife with short wooden handle Also known as a Froe Shingle knife or paling splitter ...Also known as a froe (or frow), shake axe or paling knife, this tool is used for cleaving wood by splitting it along the grain. The L-shaped tool is hammered on the top 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). This item was purchased in about 1919 and used on the Ritchie family farm at Glen Park.Shingle knife or paling splitter Metal knife with short wooden handletimber tools
