shakecat

AS the second fastest shake sawyer in history My best friend was Tom Jewett the fastest man I sawed 431 bundles of shakes Tom Jewett sawed 731 bundles he did this at Sol duc shake mill inforks Wa I sawed at washington shake in Longview Wa. my best hour I sawed 82 great bundles of shakes my shakes were sought out by roofers cause they could use all the shakes I was easily the best band saw filer often gettin 200 bundles on one blade I kept a year long average of 300 bundles a day all the while I filed for 6 bandsaws and 3 shingle saws I broke in filing round saws at Beaver well its been a long time but 60 cents a bundle I got 180.00 for sawing and 3 cents a bundle for all shakes and shingles great money for those days mostly 300.00 dollars a day Hard work Yeah buddy lets get some replies on this MY name is Steve Baker Tom Jewett was best man at my wedding

Welcome to LumberJocks….This will be a great resource for you and your projects. There are a bunch of great people here willing to help……have fun….

I’m looking forward to seeing your projects and posts…..

WARNING: Visiting LumberJocks has proven to be addictive

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

Jack Eddy was the inspector the day I set the record I got your surprise inspection I scored 100% coverage thats 288 inches of coverage I would like for Tommy Jones owner of the largest shake and shingle mill in the world we talked about my coming up to saw and work on gettin the band saws to run better if anyone knows him tell him to give me a call Iam retired as a journeyman welder Got badly injured they hurled 1000 lbs s/s beam on me was dead for 3 minutes now retired for 4 years and I do miss the 60”s and 70”s no cell phones if the young people today had a chance to mdo piece work it would make a better and more productive sawyer those days are gone I used to love to look at ten cord of near taper wood I have cut 13 square of 1/2” shakes out of one cord of wood nice wood we had all the wood that came off Mt.St .Helens those were the days

Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Welcome to Lumber Jocks! This is a great place to get – or give – advice about woodworking on the forums and the project posts are a wonderful source of new ideas. I love this site, I hope you will enjoy it too.

Look forward to seeing your projects and posts.

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!

Hello Steve,

Let me welcome to LJs. I am sure that you will find being a member of this group to be both a rewarding and an inspirational part of your woodworking adventure.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Welcome to LJ’s. We are here to help you with your woodworking endeavors. Feel free to ask for advise. But Be aware…this site can be very addictive…………LOL

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Welcome to LJs a fun place with great people,super projects and fantastic woodworkers. Enjoy

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

welcome to LJs.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard. †

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Welcome to Lumberjocks . This is a great community of people with like interests.There is much to learn here & you will have the opportunity to share your skills & ideas with others. I hope you enjoy LJ’s as much as I do.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Welcome to Lumberjocks . This is a great community of people with like interests.There is much to learn here & you will have the opportunity to share your skills & ideas with others. I hope you enjoy LJ’s as much as I do.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Welcome to Lumberjocks. The projects are an inspiration, the information is priceless and the people are supportive. The only problem is, the site can get addictive.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

“Welcome to LJ’s”……The best place to enhance your skills and knowledge.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.