Historical information
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).
Physical description
Shingle knife or paling splitter
Metal knife with short wooden handle