In article , nehmo54
@hotmail.com (Nehmo Sergheyev) says...
- Larry Caldwell -
Sounds like a shake bolt to me, though a good shake bolt is more like
2' in diameter.

- Nehmo –
I had to look that up:
http://www.emr.gov.yk.ca/forestry/in...g_glossary.pdf

Bolt - Any short log specially cut to length, usually for the
manufacture of a specific product (e.g., shake bolt).

So you're suggesting getting the cedar logs and making shake.

Naw, you wanted to know if there was any specific use for 2' lengths of
log. That's one. You have to pay attention cutting shake bolts. You
need clear wood, because knots will leak. A shake bolt is the length of
clear wood between limb rings.

- Larry Caldwell -
Are any of them cedar?

- Nehmo –
There's plenty of everything, including cedar, that grows here.

You might get yourself a mallet and froe and see what comes out. In the
old days, pioneers would split their own shakes any time the house
needed a roof.

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