Representing on a

wholesale, direct mill shipment basis some of the older and better Fir and Pine manufacturers in Oregon and Northern California GREEN OR..PAY ROUGH OR SURFACED

By rail or truck

fairly uniform thickness throughout, are split by expert shake makers with a steel froe and hardwood mallet.

Tap€rsplit shakes are derived in the same manner except that the block from which the shakes are cut is reversed from top to bottom each time n shake is cut off to achieve a tapered effect.

ff over-roofing, handsplit shakes may be applied without using'saturated .felt. .However, if a new roof of handsplit shakes is to o'e applied, it may be done over either spaced or solid sheathing with 15-lb. felt laid over each course just applied a distance of twice the exposure up from the butt. Some applicators lay the felt at exposure distance plus one inch up.from the butt.. Shakes should be laid not less than r/a-inch, pref erably )S-inch apart.

Handsplit shakes applied over spaced sheathing proves to be a substantial saving in overall roofing cost because of the elimination of the need for a solid deck.

The "Persian Rug" of the roof industry, as thq handsplit roof is becoming knorvn, is gaining favor far and tvide because it cannot be equaled for luxurious, long-lasting qualitv. Before it needs replacement, the house underneath will have outlived its usefulness.

NCIC Hold Fine June Meeting

President Al Thrasher presided over a highly successful Northrvestern California Lumbermen's Club meeting in Eureka on June 8. The evening meeting 'ivas l.reld at the Eureka Inn and n'as heavily attended by new members obtained in a recent NCLC membership drive.