Making Shingles
| Wooden Shingles -- Historic Details and Installation Patterns |
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| Shingle Patterns | ||||
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| Long biaxially-tapered, sidelapped | Traditional overlap | Fancy butts (fishscales shown) | Staggered overlap | Steamed & bent "thatch" |
| Ridges | ||
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| Projecting comb | Board ridge | Alternating closed ridge |  |  |  |
| Rolled metal ridge cover | Boston capped ridge | Wooden crest |
| Valleys | ||
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| Closed swept valley | Open valley with wooden wedge | Open valley with metal flashing |
| Hips | |||
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| Traditional alternating shingle hip | Boston capped hip | Rolled metal hip cover | Fanned or swirled alternating shingle hip |
