Shingle making

[tommer9]

Anyone in cornwall know of a shingle making attachment for a bandsaw, or anyone able to mill shingles in cornwall?

[peatff]

  tommer9 said:

Anyone in cornwall know of a shingle making attachment for a bandsaw, or anyone able to mill shingles in cornwall?

 

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[Charlieh]

Shame your so far away as got a woodmizer lapsider sat here just clamps on the bed for shingles and feather edge

[mendiplogs]

  peatff said:

Don't they split them with a froe ? Shingle Froe: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

 

Hi pea there was chap on Arb making them thanks Jon

[Justme]

This is the one my mate uses.

 

He had it made to his specs.

 

After each pass you throw the lever to change the angle the blocks sit at.

[muttley9050]

Like the jig. Very nifty. Cleft shingles will last longer than sawn so it is a better job. But slow to make.

[Justme]

That pic was while we were doing 4500 shingles for my roof. I think we would still be at it if doing them as shakes (I think I am right that shingles are cut & shakes are split). The blocks are cut in various widths to give a random look to the roof.

 

Hand split also takes more wood & is harder to fit as they are not an even thickness.

Edited December 5, 2015 by Justme

[OliB]

I got the woodmizer shingle / lapsider. It's already paid for itself just making feather edge boarding for my barn. It can do shingles up to 300mm wide and from memory 600mm long.

[Big Beech]

  muttley9050 said:

Like the jig. Very nifty. Cleft shingles will last longer than sawn so it is a better job. But slow to make.

 

May I be so dumb to ask why that should be:confused1:

[Justme]

  Big Beech said:

May I be so dumb to ask why that should be:confused1:

 

 

I think its because:-

 

When cut you are opening up all the cells & cutting the structure. Cleaving leaves cells & structure intact.