breffni
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Does anyone know where i could get some straight pieces of sweet chestnut?
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Im in the city at the minute but cant wait to get back into the countryside!
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Cheers Martin.
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Do you know what size are the shingles he is using? Is he making them himself?
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Really i never knew that, would it not be a bit thin though?
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As seen on a Chinese Elm(Ulmus parvifolia) that i was pruning!
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Ye im in oz at the minute but im back in the UK at the end of the year. I done that when i was living in North Wales. Someday id like to use them on a house roof. The ones i made were only 8 x 4 but if i was putting them on a larger roof id like to make ones around 16 x 8. I made a few with oak but the oak i had wasn't great quality. The cedar cleaved very easy especially the pieces that had no knots.
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Cheers mate, ye that what ive heard them called. I've read that sweet chestnut can be used to make good shingles as well but i didnt know anyone that had any.
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I made a small wood store last winter. As can be seen its not very big but i wanted to try out working with Western Red Cedar. I got some rings of a mate and used a froe to split it into the right size shingles. Some of it wasn't great to use but it was good experience. Anyone information or advice on making shingles would be greatly appreciated:001_smile:
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Im not quite sure yet i was thinking maybe towards machynlleth but it really depends on where i find work so im open to anywhere in the area.
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Hello im just wondering whether anyone knows where i could find a list of tree companies in mid wales. Im currently in Australia but i am coming back to the UK in a couple of months and am thinking of moving to the area. Any help[ would be gladly received.
