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Making Cedar Shingles at Maibec in Quebec

Bob tours the Maibec American Classics mill in Quebec, Canada, where the cedar shingles for the center-entry Colonial house were manufactured. Maibec uses Eastern White Cedar from certified, responsibly managed forests for its shingles. The shingles come in three grades. All Maibec shingles are resawn and rebutted using a proprietary process that ensures that the bottom of the shingle is square with the sides without requiring hand shaving on site. This makes the shingles a little more expensive initially but saves time and money on the installation and makes for a cleaner, finished look. Bob is using the Nantucket William E. Poole Series for his Colonial project. These premium grade shingles are actually pre-finished right at the plant.

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Making Cedar Shingles at Maibec in Quebec

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" Here in Quebec Canada at -- American classics mill eastern white cedar from certified or. Or responsibly managed forests is milled into three grades of cedar -- Only the best grade of wood available in large diameter sections is used in the shingle mill. The slasher is the first step where the logs are cut in multiples of sixteen inches. Maibec -- barker is especially modified for eastern white cedar. The bark is removed and used for mulch nothing is wasted in the manufacturing process here. After deep barking he stripped logs are trimmed and cut into sixteen inch sections called butts. Butts move into the main saw room where there are seventeen work stations on the main production floor. These machines feature sell -- tipped blades to cut the shingles efficiently and accurately. The stuff like tips keep the blades sharper longer and eliminate raised grain and roughness in the finished shingles. The blades are sharpened every two to eight hours as needed and the skylight tips are replaced every two weeks in order to keep the blades in top condition. And ensure quality consistency. The experience orders cut the butts into shingles and trim and sort them according to grade. The specialized."

" Automated saws cut the butts into shingles at the correct angle. In the most efficient way. All maibec shingles are re sawn and re butted using a proprietary process that ensures that the bottom of the shingles squares with the sides for a more exact fit without hand shaving on site earth the process adds a little of the cost of the shingles but saves time and money on installation and produces a cleaner finished look. Random sample of shingles is selected from the production line for quality inspection. Maibec uses the principle of quality at the source each worker is responsible for the quality of their work the goal is for the shingles produced at the factory to be as free of defects as possible."

" Ours are their premium grade Nantucket William."

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