You cant do this on a chainsaw mill

[Justme]

You cant do this on a chainsaw mill.

 

 

Been making shingles for about 5 hours today. Not to pleasant as it was windy & the timber dryish so I have eyes full of dust.

 

Not very good quality video, must remember to sue the camera not my phone in future.

 

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[slack ma girdle]

Sorry to poo poo your fine work in windy conditions, but arn't shingles suposed to be cleft so that the wood fibers are left whole, so that the surface remains water proof ?

[Brushcutter]

Sorry to poo poo your fine work in windy conditions, but arn't shingles suposed to be cleft so that the wood fibers are left whole, so that the surface remains water proof ?

 

Yes they are. Ones cut with a saw work just fine but they are called bastard shingles. How do you set your saw to cut the angle of the shingle on the band saw?

[slack ma girdle]

Yes they are. Ones cut with a saw work just fine but they are called bastard shingles. How do you set your saw to cut the angle of the shingle on the band saw?

 

Bastard shingles, good name. It should be the other other way around, cleving shingles is not an enjoyable task.

[Brushcutter]

Bastard shingles, good name. It should be the other other way around, cleving shingles is not an enjoyable task.

 

No it's not, well a few is but i couldn't imagin doing a roof of them. Also if you saw a log through and through as appose to 1/4 sawing it that is also called bastard sawing.

[Justme]

but arn't shingles suposed to be cleft so that the wood fibers are left whole, so that the surface remains water proof ?

 

I thought shingles were cut & shakes were clefted.

 

North America shakes are typically made from Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata), while in Scandinavia and Central Europe they are more commonly made from pine (Pinus sylvestris). There are various types of shakes, the main differentiating feature between shakes and other types of shingles is that shakes are split while most shingles are sawn on all sides.

 

from Wiki

 

How do you set your saw to cut the angle of the shingle on the band saw?

 

There is a frame that fits on the bed of the mill. It has frames that the blocks sit on that are hinged at one end. The other end sits on a cam that is moved via a lever. So after each time the saw has travelled from one end to the other the lever is moved changing the angle the blocks are sitting at ready for the next cut.