Flitch Cut Siding

The flitch cuts generally range from 2 4 in thickness.

Flitch cut siding.

Also known as adirondack siding natural edge live edge and featheredge siding our premium flitch siding is a highly popular product. A flitch cut log. Sequential order means book matching possibilities. 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.

We carry a supply of flitch cuts with a free form edge in walnut cherry and maple for fireplace mantels or countertops. Saw dust shavings bark mulch. Rough cut barn components. After cutting the first piece of siding i removed the wedge and lowered the cant so it was flat on the rails.

Monday friday 7 00 am 4 30 pm saturday mill hours 8 00 am to 12 noon. At riephoff sawmill we have the capability to produce beams up to 34 feet long. A heavy cathedral grain pattern is exposed with this cutting method. The manufacturing process results.

In veneer a flitch is a stack of sheets of veneer all cut in sequence. Monday friday 8 00 am 4 30 pm closed saturday mill hours. 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. We carry red and white oak poplar ash walnut cherry and basswood.

Hours of operation office hours. Rough sawn flitch cut siding custom beams and mantels are available in a variety of widths and lengths. Just off route 118 27 scavone mtn. 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.

Metal roofing siding. It is produced by resaying lumber at an angle to produce two pieces thicker on one edge than the other. 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. Annual growth rings appear perpendicular to the face resulting in straight grain lines and revealing any ray fleck in the wood.

If you lay them up side by side with the same side up on all of them this is a flitch match.