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.

Our wood splitting froe for sale online is made of case hardened steel and can be used with split lumber for kindling, shingles, furniture & more!

Froes are used to split timbers, wooden shingles and shakes, kindling, and planks for steam bending as the ‘split’ will follow the grain, unlike the result you’d get using a bandsaw mill or chainsaw.

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.

Shingle Froe Tool, 15in Splitting Froe Blade with 18in Froe Knife Handle – Froe Axe, Kindling Axe, Wood Froe Tool

Our Froe and Mallet Wood Splitting Set is ideal for making kindling, shingles, furniture and baskets. USA made with a case hardened steel blade. Get Our Froe and Mallet in One Set!

Want to split logs into usable lumber? This hand-forged froe is the right tool for the job. Along with a rustic long grain mallet, this froe is designed to help you half logs right down the middle through the heart.

Froes or shake axe or paling knife is a tool for cleaving wood by splitting it along the grain. Froes are an L-shaped tool, used by hammering one edge of its blade into the end grain of a piece of wood, then twisting the blade in the wood by levering on the handle.