Flitch Cut Siding

Flitch siding is rough sawn 1 x 12 approximate width boards that have one edge left un squared and following the natural contour of the debarked log.

Flitch cut siding.

If you lay them up side by side with the same side up on all of them this is a flitch match. At riephoff sawmill we have the capability to produce beams up to 34 feet long. Monday friday 7 00 am 4 30 pm saturday mill hours 8 00 am to 12 noon. Metal roofing siding.

Western red cedar bevel siding is the most widely used siding type. A heavy cathedral grain pattern is exposed with this cutting method. Monday friday 8 00 am 4 30 pm closed saturday mill hours. Just off route 118 27 scavone mtn.

A flitch cut log. Sequential order means book matching possibilities. Also known as adirondack siding natural edge live edge and featheredge siding our premium flitch siding is a highly popular product. In veneer a flitch is a stack of sheets of veneer all cut in sequence.

After cutting the first piece of siding i removed the wedge and lowered the cant so it was flat on the rails. Hours of operation office hours. Monarch veneers run approximately 7 and wider by 7 feet and longer. It is produced by resaying lumber at an angle to produce two pieces thicker on one edge than the other.

We carry red and white oak poplar ash walnut cherry and basswood. The manufacturing process results. Rough cut barn components. If you flip every other sheet of a flitch it is book matching but i don t think a single sheet of veneer is called a flitch.

Rough sawn flitch cut siding custom beams and mantels are available in a variety of widths and lengths. Saw dust shavings bark mulch. Annual growth rings appear perpendicular to the face resulting in straight grain lines and revealing any ray fleck in the wood. We also stock thicker basswood used for carving projects.

The flitch cuts generally range from 2 4 in thickness.