Anybody work with shakes / shingles ?
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slowmotion
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Timber or bitumen?
DanZac
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Slick
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Exactly like that.
Hill Wimp
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That's quite lovely.
slowmotion
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Western Red Cedar is an absolute delight to work with. It smells glorious.
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[QUOTE 4909426, member: 9609"]sort of (but no where near as grand) but mine will be of much smaller sale. so the radius where the shakes come from the top and I can't think how i will work - was wondering if there was a way to coax them to be more curved shaped.
I guess they are small enough to make a steamer, but wondered if they would be quite pliable if may be soaked first. (I have never ever held one let alone worked with one)
I'm still trying to think of a plan for a weird shed ![/QUOTE]
Western Red Cedar is not at all dense so I think you could steam/soak bend it pretty easily. I've never tried it, but I would guess that it should work well.
I guess they are small enough to make a steamer, but wondered if they would be quite pliable if may be soaked first. (I have never ever held one let alone worked with one)
I'm still trying to think of a plan for a weird shed ![/QUOTE]
Western Red Cedar is not at all dense so I think you could steam/soak bend it pretty easily. I've never tried it, but I would guess that it should work well.
Slick
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[QUOTE 4909426, member: 9609"]sort of (but no where near as grand) but mine will be of much smaller sale. so the radius where the shakes come from the top and I can't think how i will work - was wondering if there was a way to coax them to be more curved shaped.
I guess they are small enough to make a steamer, but wondered if they would be quite pliable if may be soaked first. (I have never ever held one let alone worked with one)
I'm still trying to think of a plan for a weird shed ![/QUOTE]
I have seen some cut in a semi circle for ease of use in a tight space. The square ones are usually quite thin at the top but taper out at the bottom making what you describe quite difficult.
I guess they are small enough to make a steamer, but wondered if they would be quite pliable if may be soaked first. (I have never ever held one let alone worked with one)
I'm still trying to think of a plan for a weird shed ![/QUOTE]
I have seen some cut in a semi circle for ease of use in a tight space. The square ones are usually quite thin at the top but taper out at the bottom making what you describe quite difficult.
Randomnerd
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I've done a fair bit of steaming with wood and softwood doesn't take to it usually: it needs more steam than hardwood to bend and then often fails because it gets too soft. Cedar might work but it's an expensive risk to take with a valuable product. Very few people make cedar shakes in the uk, but you can buy imported. To make a curved shake you need oak with curved grain. No steaming required and lasts a lifetime. Oh, and also a good deal of skill, which takes a lifetime.
Profpointy
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I'm assuming the grain goes top to bottom, so trying to bend them sideways is likely to split em isn't it? Maybe you can split em lenghtways into narrower slivers and create a taper as you might with a barrel
