Quarter Sawn Clapboard Siding

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.

Quarter sawn clapboard siding.

Quartersawing was commonly used in the 19th century to produce durable vertical grain clapboards. What makes quarter sawn clapboards special. Such was the case with the quarter sawn old growth white pine clapboards on this 1840s era greek revival house which had enough splits and rot to require replacement. Since the nineteenth century new englanders discovered that vertical grain clapboards made a superior siding for their homes.

Quartersawn clapboards are a popular choice for exterior walls especially in the northeast. Baird brothers natural hardwood and accent parts whether custom designed or standard favorites from timeless classics to the latest design trends. I built the building set it up and started building clapboards the first year. Both produce quarter sawn clapboards resulting in a beautiful vertically grained slice of wood.

Plytanium t1 11 natural rough sawn syp plywood panel siding common. 0 594 in x 48 in x 96 in. We ve been milling clapboards ever since smith said. 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.

Unlike flat grain clapboards manufactured by many mills today ward clapboard mill s vertical grain clapboards. The old new england houses that dot the countryside are the best examples that wood siding can withstand the test of time. When old claps split rot or warp they can t perform their crucial job of shedding the elements. 0 563 in x 47 875 in x 95 875 in item 12957 model na.

Ward clapboard mill manufactures only quarter sawn vertical grain clapboards the same way we have made them for over 100 years. The katahdin clapboard company is continuing the traditions of our pioneers in manufacturing quality logs into beautiful quarter sawn clapboards.