Nah - they are all friction fit (like a tomahawkk). When you think about it, each time you whale on it with a wooden maul you drive the head tighter on.
Works well
Red
nice in theory BR, but in practice that doesn't happen
The blade is only struck a small amount, basically to get it into the wood. Granted it is struck more when making shingles (for example) than when splitting a long pole as it is driven through teh long rather than coaxed..
To get the split going and to guide it you have to lever on the handle and sods law says that if you push at just the right angle then the handle slide through the hole trapping a bit of skin in the eye with much swearing!
the spilt is directed by adjusting how much pressure is on either side of the split, relative to the fulcrums of the froe and the cleaving break. Easy to show but I can't think of the words to describe it
My froe handle is fixed to save swearing and pinched skin. The only reasons I see for the removable handle are 1) make it easily replaceable, 2) easier to store, and most importnat? 3) it allows you to lever from the other side of the froe in unusual situations (such as splitting a large diameter pole/stick in a cleaving break)
Aside from proper green woodwork, I tend to use mine for splitting firewood after dark or drinking.