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2. Splitting maul - Wikipedia

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   A typical wood splitting maul has a head mass of 6 to 8 lb or approximately 2.7 to 3.6 kg, respectively. Traditionally, mauls have a wedge-shaped head, but some modern versions have conical heads or swiveling sub-wedges. The original maul resembles an axe but with a broader head. For splitting wood, this tool is much better than a typical axe.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. List of timber framing tools - Wikipedia

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   felling, carpenter's, and broad axes are used in hewing. Sawmill; Wood splitting, also called riving uses wedges, splitting mauls, and/or froes. Historically most timbers were used green but some went through a process of wood drying using some tools and equipment.

6. Axe - Wikipedia

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   Broad axe: Used with the grain of the wood in precision splitting or "hewing" (i.e. the squaring-off of round timbers usually for use in construction). Broad axe bits are most commonly chisel -shaped (i.e. one flat and one beveled edge) facilitating more controlled work as the flat cheek passes along the squared timber.

7. Froe - Wikipedia

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   A given froe can split a piece of wood no wider in its narrowest dimension than the length of the froe's blade; that is, when you place the froe, it must cross the surface of the wood completely. A froe is also unlike an axe or maul in that the froe can be placed exactly where the user would like the split to begin. With the exception of users ...