On May 4, 6:28*am, BillGill wrote:
I am getting a new roof installed. *Yesterday I watched them working for a while
and was surprised to see that some of the workers were using shingling hatchets.
I had just kind of assumed that they were no longer used, but obviously I am
wrong.

I know that shingling hatchets were originally used for wood shingle roofing.
Do they still use them for shake roofing? *I had not really thought about it
but just figured that the shakes came precut or were cut with a saw nowdays.

Not a big deal, I was just curious.

For those who don't know what a shingling hatchet is:

http://www.doityourself.com/invt/u371526

Bill

I would be surprised to discover that they _weren't_ still being
used. Shakes still need trimming, even if machine cut, if only at the
end of rows and at roof penetrations.

Harry K