Cedar shingles

[Exec Trustee]

We made our own European larch and Western red cedar shingles (more correctly called shakes) from 60 year old trees growing and felled in our woodland in South Oxfordshire to cover the roof of our cruck barn. We needed to make about 2500 shingles with a nominal 8" width x 24" long x 0.75" tapering to 0.375" thick. These were produced on a Woodland Mills mobile sawmill on a simple home made jig. All sapwood was removed and in practice a variety of shingle widths will be produced thereby ensuring economy of conversion. The shingles need to be "pick and mix" matched to ensure the correct positioning of the lap gaps between shingles. For further details please contact :- [email protected].

Edited March 9, 2023 by Exec Trustee
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