Froe

Name/Title

Froe

Entry/Object ID

1995.100.001

Description

Metal blade at right angles to a wooden handle, used for splitting cask staves or shingles from a block of cedar (shakes). There are 3 nails driven into the wood where it joins the metal and coming out at the bottom.

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 15-Nov-95 Mode of Acquisition: found

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Froe

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

cooper's froe

Created By

Garnham, Peter

Create Date

July 14, 1997

Update Date

May 15, 2025