"Froe" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... forms of the froe, an implement used for splitting shakes and shingles and clapboards like those on the roof of Fig. 171. The froe is held by the handle with the left hand and hammered on the top with a mallet held in the right hand. Fig. 177 shows two boys sawing a log up into sections, but for our work ...
— Shelters, Shacks and Shanties • D.C. Beard |
