Here is another load of wood from the sawyer in Granby. This time it is hemlock siding. It's been drying in the woods for a year and a half now, so it is semi dry. This is ideal because it won't split when nailed to the house like dry hemlock, but won't shrink like green wood. Most pieces are longer than Alex's trailer, which makes the trailer fish tail if you go too fast, especially down hill whe the full load pushes the truck. We take it very slow.
We actually had to make two trips to get this rabbeted beveled siding. Each 6'' x 1 1/2" board was cut diagonally into a wedge and then contoured to make a ship lapped wedge. We're storing it in the woodshed to keep the elements of it until it is ready to be nailed to the house. The plan is to keep the hemlock natural and let it go grey. Hemlock lasts forever as siding. All the old barns you see in the Townships are made of hemlock. The old timers knew their wood.
Here is another load of wood from the sawyer in Granby. This time it is hemlock siding. It's been drying in the woods for a year and a half now, so it is semi dry. This is ideal because it won't split when nailed to the house like dry hemlock, but won't shrink like green wood. Most pieces are longer than Alex's trailer, which makes the trailer fish tail if you go too fast, especially down hill whe the full load pushes the truck. We take it very slow.
We actually had to make two trips to get this rabbeted beveled siding. Each 6'' x 1 1/2" board was cut diagonally into a wedge and then contoured to make a ship lapped wedge. We're storing it in the woodshed to keep the elements of it until it is ready to be nailed to the house. The plan is to keep the hemlock natural and let it go grey. Hemlock lasts forever as siding. All the old barns you see in the Townships are made of hemlock. The old timers knew their wood.
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Love the updates.. Lisa looks great behind a pickup.
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