PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Western Red Cedar Shakes

PREMIUM GRADE & NO. 1 HANDSPLIT & RESAWN

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.

PREMIUM GRADE & NO. 1 TAPERSAWN

These shakes are sawn both sides. No. 2 and No. 3 are also available. No. 3 can be used as a starter for shake or shingle roofs and sidewalls. The No. 2 tapersawn can be applied to the roof at 7 1/2" (190.5 mm) exposure and be cut into hip and ridge.

NO. 1 TAPERSPLIT

Produced largely by hand, using a sharpbladed steel froe and a mallet. The natural shingle-like taper is achieved by reversing the block, end-for-end, with each split which achieves the taper of the wood. This was the original shake that was hand made without any machinery.

NO. 1 STRAIGHTSPLIT

Produced by machine or in the same manner as tapersplit shakes except that by splitting from the same end of the block, the shakes acquire uniform thickness.