Flitch Cut Siding

A flitch cut log.

Flitch cut siding.

Western red cedar bevel siding is the most widely used siding type. The flitch cuts generally range from 2 4 in thickness. 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. I lowered the blade against the cant and noted the blade height then lowered to the specified thickness of the butt of the siding whether it was 1 8 or more and cut to make the second piece.

In veneer a flitch is a stack of sheets of veneer all cut in sequence. Hours of operation office hours. We carry a supply of flitch cuts with a free form edge in walnut cherry and maple for fireplace mantels or countertops. Also known as adirondack siding natural edge live edge and featheredge siding our premium flitch siding is a highly popular product.

Monday friday 8 00 am 4 30 pm closed saturday mill hours. Saw dust shavings bark mulch. Rough sawn flitch cut siding custom beams and mantels are available in a variety of widths and lengths. Sequential order means book matching possibilities.

After cutting the first piece of siding i removed the wedge and lowered the cant so it was flat on the rails. It is produced by resaying lumber at an angle to produce two pieces thicker on one edge than the other. A heavy cathedral grain pattern is exposed with this cutting method. Monarch veneers run approximately 7 and wider by 7 feet and longer.

The manufacturing process results. Metal roofing siding. Annual growth rings appear perpendicular to the face resulting in straight grain lines and revealing any ray fleck in the wood. Rough cut barn components.

We carry red and white oak poplar ash walnut cherry and basswood. 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. 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 veneers the world s largest selection of fine veneers your choice of standard or extra long monarch sizes our standard veneers are 1 40 to 1 32 thick 36 long and range in width from 4 to 12.