Making shingles with a froe.
Previously: Thatching a roof - GIF and photo
Making shingles with a froe.
Previously: Thatching a roof - GIF and photo
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Alder is not naturally weather resistant so would not be a good choice for shingles. Alder is a nice straight grain wood, but more useful for indoor use but it is soft and prone to physical damage. Also alder bark is not textured like the bark on that bolt he is splitting. More likely that is some type of cedar or cypress.
Jon (Oct 10, 2022)
Very good. I never give chestnut much thought as there so little left in the US. Personally, I have never seen a mature chestnut tree. I did have an opportunity to make someone a threshold for a door from a piece they got from an old barn. It was nice to work with so I did my best to find out what it was. Near as I could tell it was chestnut. Probably approaching 200 years old.
Wood is indeed fascinating.
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