I've got the shakes again
It apparently takes six years to forget what a right proper pain it is to wood shake an entire house.
It's a lovely finish though, and very forgiving especially on an old mill. I will be using light wood shakes from an old defunct kit that I can stain to look weathered. True to scale shingles won't look right proportionally considering the mill structure is small. The 1/2" by 3/4" measurements used for a previous house seemed like they would work for the mill as well.
I did a rough calculation and will need approximately 1,650 shakes. After counting the bag, I discovered I have only 1,617 shakes. No margin for error. But, if need be, I will use other shakes for the small back wall. Houseworks makes nice light wood shakes that will work well enough to finish out the set. I will start here, though.
Cut, cut, cut. Once this bear of a task is done, I'll stain the shingles before application. I'll also have to finish the windows and door so I can get those installed prior to shingling.
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