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HANDSPLIT SHAKES are
split with the natural grain of the wood and have a highly textured surface. They are
produced in four types: Handsplit-and-Resawn, Straight-split, Tapersplit and
Tapersawn.
Lengths are 18 inch (455mm) and 24 inch (610mm).
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No. 1 Handsplit-and-Resawn
Shakes
These shakes
have split faces and sawn backs. Cedar logs are first cut into desired lengths. Blanks or
boards of proper thickness are split and then run diagonally through a bandsaw to produce
two tapered shakes from each blank. Thicker and heavier through the butt than other
shakes.
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No. 1 Tapersplit Shakes.
Produced
largely by hand, using a sharp-bladed steel froe and a wooden mallet. A natural taper is
achieved by reversing the block, end-for-end, with each split. Straight-split shakes are
produced by splitting from the same end of the block.
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| HANDSPLIT
& RESAWN RED CEDAR SHAKES |
| Grades: |
PREMIUM GRADE: clear
heartwood, 100% edge grain. NUMBER 1 GRADE:
clear heartwood, maximum 20% flat grain. |
| Lengths: |
24 inch (610mm), 18 inch (455mm) |
| Thickness: |
½ inch (13mm) Medium, ¾ inch (19mm) Heavy,
minimum butt thickness. |
| Width: |
Random, 4 inch (100mm) minimum, 14 inch
(350mm) maximum. |
| Roof Pitch: |
4:12 minimum, (lower slopes require special
application) |
Exposure:
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24 inch
(610mm) |
18 inch
(455mm) |
| Pitch: |
Premium & No.1 BLUE LABEL |
Premium & No.1 BLUE LABEL |
| 4:12 or > |
10" (250mm) |
7½" (190mm) |
| Walls |
10½" (263mm) |
8½" (210mm) |
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