It took quite a while to figure out just how we would build the framework to nail the shakes to. Nailing the cross strips on was pretty awkward...
The soft iron nails bend easily, especially when trying to pound them into seasoned ash. Ash wood is much softer when it's green!
These shakes are 32" long -- the length we originally were going to use for the whole roof, until we found that the knots and twisted grain of the cedar tree we cut made it very difficult to get very many shingles of that length. Cutting each of the bolts in half made it lots easier to split enough shingles for the roof.
Fortunately, we had several long bolts left, and some of the first shakes that we split. It should be just enough to cover both ends and close in the whole cabin.
Lookin' pretty sweet! :-D
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