Step 3 cut to length.
Making shingles from wood. I have sourced locally grown oak and am splitting it using a splitter and froe then straightening the edges with. Making some chestnut shingles using hand tools including froe and side axe. Make your own wood shingles step 1 find quality trees. Step 2 cut down trees.
Shakes long shingles split from logs are cut from bolts of straight grained timber such as cedar or redwood. Determine how long you would like your shingles to be. So someone had the idea of making a thick shake and then re sawing it at an angle so that it tapers and also so that the one side was smooth. Once you find some suitable trees you will need to cut them down.
Step 4 form a block. In this film john shows you two different methods for making roofing shingles or shakes and goes into some detail. The shingles are sawn usually giving them taper from end to end and therefore using less wood than a shake. This week we are learning the art of making your own wooden shingles roof tiles.