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2. Cleaving axe - Wikipedia

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   A cleaving axe or cleaver is a form of axe used within green woodworking to split wood lengthways. Cleaving (riving) is used to turn a log into lumber or billets (short or thick pieces of wood) into firewood. Splitting axe is sometimes described as an old name for a splitting maul [1] or froe .

3. Splitting maul - Wikipedia

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   A splitting maul also known as a block buster, block splitter, chop and maul, sledge axe, go-devil or hamaxe is a heavy, long-handled axe used for splitting a piece of wood along its grain.

4. Log splitter - Wikipedia

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   A log splitter is a piece of machinery or equipment used for splitting firewood from softwood or hardwood logs that have been pre-cut into sections (rounds), usually by chainsaw or on a saw bench.

5. Froe - Wikipedia

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   A froe. A froe (or frow), shake axe or paling knife is a tool for cleaving wood by splitting it along the grain. It is an L-shaped tool, used by hammering one 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). A froe uses the haft as a lever to ...

6. Twybil - Wikipedia

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   Twybil. Green woodworking tools. From the left to right: (1) Stichaxt or Stoßaxt, German-style mortise axe; (2) Kreuzaxt, medium-sized twybil (smaller than the larger French besaiguë; usually fitted with a short wooden handle); and (3) adze. Hurdle-maker's small twybil. A twybil is a hand tool used for green woodworking. [1]

7. Wood splitting - Wikipedia

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   Wood splitting (riving, [1] cleaving) is an ancient technique used in carpentry to make lumber for making wooden objects, some basket weaving, and to make firewood. Unlike wood sawing, the wood is split along the grain using tools such as a hammer and wedges, splitting maul, cleaving axe, side knife, or froe.