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E3aser9 0��s�aeBeng ar�d F�acking Rules for Red Cedar Shakes of the
Red Ceciar Shingle&FOandsplit Shake Bureau,1975 �'�`s
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See Section 3203(c)2,Uniform Butlding Code � � `r,�
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Sec.32.801. Wood shakes shall be manufactured and graded in accordance with ���� �' °+
this standard and their use shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 32 of the �"� �'
Uniform Building Code. �' a ��
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Sec.32.802. HANDSPLIT-AND-R�S�LWN SHAKES have split faces and sawn �''�s, "
backs, and are produced by running cedar blanks or boards of proper thickness ��'�' �'
diagonally through a bandsaw to produce two[apered shakes from each blank. ��'". ` g
3TRAIGHT-SPLIT SHAKES are manufactured in the same manner as taper- �„� .�, ���''����
split shakes except that the splitting is done from one end of the block only,produc- �`�k �r!�r�'
ing shakes which are the same thickness throughouL � �`.� '
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TAPER-SAWN SHAKFS are sawn both sides,with edges sawn or split,and are �,-'�,��;�F'�� `� t
18 or 24 inches in length. �„ � �
x.€ TAPER-SPLIT SHAKES are produced by hand, using a sharpbladed steel froe � `
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and a wooden mallet.A natural shingle-]ike taper, from butt to tip, is achieved by k ,;�, �
,: teversing the block,end-for-end,with each split.
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��v Sec.32.803. Shakes shall be 100 percent clear,graded from the split face in the °
�,' case of handsplit-and-resawn shakes and from the best face in the case of taper-split, �ca � t "
"'` taper-sawn and straight-split shakes. ` � '`
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Shakes shall be 100 percent heartwood,free of bark and sapwood,except that not { �'
� a�tn exceed%inch of sapwood permitted on one edge. ��'� �'
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Taper-split shakes and straight-split shakes shall be 100 percent edge-grain; ° !
handsplit-and-resawn and taper-sawn shakes may indude not to exceed 10 percent y�t� ' 3
of flat-grain in the lineal inches of any bundle. -
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Curvatures in the sawed face of handsplit-and-resawn shakes shall not exceed 1 ,�. �
inch from a level plane in the length of the shake.Excessive grain sweeps on the split '�
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� Sec.32.804.(a)Length. Nominal shake lengths shall be 15 inches, 18 inches or ' ';`"� �`
��,24 inches, within a minus tolerance of %z inch. A variation, including shims or t� 4
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�:�'eathertips,of 1 inch from these nominal lengths shall be permitted in 5 percent of �����`� �
` 'tlte lineal inches of shakes in any bundle.See Table No.32-8-A.The 15-inch starter- ���,^ :;
� iinish course grade shall permit a tolerance of 1 inch over and under the nominal 15-
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"�� (b)Thickness. Shake thick�ess shall be determined by measurement of the area �� $ ry
` within �/: inch from each edge. If corrugations or valleys exceed %z inch in depth,a '� �?
�� �snus tolerance of'/,inch is permitted in the minimum specified thickness.
� > (�)Width. Shakes shall be of random widths, none narrower than 4 inches. � t �
;�; ` ; }iandsplit-and-resawn shakes shall have a maximum width of 14 inches. h�j�,
��.� (d)Edges. Edges of shakes shalt be parallel within 1 inch.
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� ;t , ��, Sec.32.�05. Shakes shall be packed in straight courses in regular frames 18 or 20 ;
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- � �# Sec.32.806. In case of reinspection, 10 or more bundles selected at random shall W � �
"�'}� � mnstitute a fair sampfing of the shipment.Shakes shall be adjudged off-grade if the � > A
h�����i ��� totai lineal inches of defective shakes exceed 7 percent of the total lineal inches.See V q ^
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