Froes are used in combination with wooden mallets to split timber , to make planks , wooden shingles , or kindling ; they are safer and more accurate to use than hatchets or splitting mauls .
The blade is not swung .
Froes are used in combination with wooden mallets to split timber , to make planks , wooden shingles , or kindling ; they are safer and more accurate to use than hatchets or splitting mauls because the blade is not swung .