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Shingling hatchet BillGill 05-04-2008
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Posted by BillGill on May 4, 2008, 9:28 am
I am getting a new roof installed. Yesterday I watched them working for a while
and was surprised to see that some of the workers were using shingling hatchets.
I had just kind of assumed that they were no longer used, but obviously I am
wrong.

I know that shingling hatchets were originally used for wood shingle roofing.
Do they still use them for shake roofing? I had not really thought about it
but just figured that the shakes came precut or were cut with a saw nowdays.

Not a big deal, I was just curious.

For those who don't know what a shingling hatchet is:

http://www.doityourself.com/invt/u371526

Bill

Posted by dpb on May 4, 2008, 9:32 am
BillGill wrote:
...
> I know that shingling hatchets were originally used for wood shingle
> roofing.
> Do they still use them for shake roofing? I had not really thought
> about it
> but just figured that the shakes came precut or were cut with a saw
> nowdays.
...

Of course. Strictly speaking, "shakes" are split, not sawn altho some
are sawn one side, split face-side. Wooden shingles are sawn.

Still need to straighten edges, cut/shave to fit, etc., ...

Little more unusual to see them used these days w/ composition shingles
but may simply indicate an older crew as a guess.

--

Posted by Harry K on May 4, 2008, 9:33 am
> I am getting a new roof installed. =A0Yesterday I watched them working for=
a while
> and was surprised to see that some of the workers were using shingling hat=
chets.
> I had just kind of assumed that they were no longer used, but obviously I =
am
> wrong.
>
> I know that shingling hatchets were originally used for wood shingle roofi=
ng.
> Do they still use them for shake roofing? =A0I had not really thought abou=
t it
> but just figured that the shakes came precut or were cut with a saw nowday=
s.
>
> Not a big deal, I was just curious.
>
> For those who don't know what a shingling hatchet is:
>
> http://www.doityourself.com/invt/u371526
>
> Bill

I would be surprised to discover that they _weren't_ still being
used. Shakes still need trimming, even if machine cut, if only at the
end of rows and at roof penetrations.

Harry K

Posted by David Nebenzahl on May 4, 2008, 9:48 pm
On 5/4/2008 6:28 AM BillGill spake thus:

> I am getting a new roof installed. Yesterday I watched them working
> for a while and was surprised to see that some of the workers were
> using shingling hatchets. I had just kind of assumed that they were
> no longer used, but obviously I am wrong.
>
> I know that shingling hatchets were originally used for wood shingle
> roofing. Do they still use them for shake roofing? I had not really
> thought about it but just figured that the shakes came precut or were
> cut with a saw nowdays.
>
> Not a big deal, I was just curious.

I still have my hatchet, which I haven't used in decades, but which I
bought when I was on a crew doing roofing with asphalt shingles. The
built in knife blade is very handy for trimming shingles without
reaching for another tool.


--
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute
conversation with the average voter.

- Attributed to Winston Churchill

Posted by Harry K on May 4, 2008, 11:16 pm
> On 5/4/2008 6:28 AM BillGill spake thus:
>
> > I am getting a new roof installed. Yesterday I watched them working
> > for a while and was surprised to see that some of the workers were
> > using shingling hatchets. I had just kind of assumed that they were
> > no longer used, but obviously I am wrong.
>
> > I know that shingling hatchets were originally used for wood shingle
> > roofing. Do they still use them for shake roofing? I had not really
> > thought about it but just figured that the shakes came precut or were
> > cut with a saw nowdays.
>
> > Not a big deal, I was just curious.
>
> I still have my hatchet, which I haven't used in decades, but which I
> bought when I was on a crew doing roofing with asphalt shingles. The
> built in knife blade is very handy for trimming shingles without
> reaching for another tool.
>
> --
> The best argument against democracy is a five-minute
> conversation with the average voter.
>
> - Attributed to Winston Churchill

Odd. I had forgotten all about that. Yes, I borrowed one on my last
project (2 sheds and a garage). Didn't use the built in knife but the
built in gauge to set the exposure with is a fantastic time saver and
makes a much better job, faster.

Harry K

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