Winter 2005
by David Bentley and Elizabeth Churchill
Patterns in Wood
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Design: Patterns in Wood Decorative shingles beautify and protect traditional seaside homes David Bentley and Elizabeth Churchill Since colonial times, the wood shingle has been recognized as an ideal material for protecting seaside homes. Originally hand-split from durable species of wood cedar, cypress, oak, chestnut, and certain species of pine these tapered shakes in random widths were layered over spaced wood sheathing on timber frames to provide a watertight shell against coastal storms. Shakes from 18 to 24 inches long were typically applied with an exposure of 5 to 7 inches, resulting in triple coverage at every point on the
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