Quarter Sawn Clapboard Siding

The old new england houses that dot the countryside are the best examples that wood siding can withstand the test of time.

Quarter sawn clapboard siding.

What makes quarter sawn clapboards special. Ward clapboard mill manufactures only quarter sawn vertical grain clapboards the same way we have made them for over 100 years. Both produce quarter sawn clapboards resulting in a beautiful vertically grained slice of wood. 0 594 in x 48 in x 96 in.

Quartersawn clapboards are cut at right angles to a tree s annual growth rings and produce vertical grain boards which are then installed horizontally for siding. 0 563 in x 47 875 in x 95 875 in item 12957 model na. Quartersawing was commonly used in the 19th century to produce durable vertical grain clapboards. The katahdin clapboard company is continuing the traditions of our pioneers in manufacturing quality logs into beautiful quarter sawn clapboards.

Our mill in vermont continues to manufacture quality logs into our famous ward radially sawn clapboards with the same methods our workers used more than a hundred years ago. I built the building set it up and started building clapboards the first year. Formally the northern division of the ward clapboard mill since the nineteenth century new englanders have known that vertical grain clapboards made a superior siding for their homes. Since the nineteenth century new englanders discovered that vertical grain clapboards made a superior siding for their homes.

We ve been milling clapboards ever since smith said. Unlike flat grain clapboards manufactured by many mills today ward clapboard mill s vertical grain clapboards. When old claps split rot or warp they can t perform their crucial job of shedding the elements. Quartersawn clapboards are a popular choice for exterior walls especially in the northeast.

Plytanium t1 11 natural rough sawn syp plywood panel siding common. We feature spruce and pine quartersawn clapboards as well as other vertical grain building materials.