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Cleave 6 shakes with a froe - PEP BB woodland.sand.shakes

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Here's my first cedar shakes !
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Here is my submission for Cleaving 6 Shakes with a Froe - PEP BB woodland.sand.shakes:

To get certified for this BB, I have posted the following pics:  

- Wood chunk before splitting
- action pic
- 6 rough shakes, 20 inches long and at least 6 inches wide
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wood chunk before splitting
wood chunk before splitting
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action pic
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completed shakes
completed shakes
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6 shakes
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To get certified for this BB, post the following pics:  

- Wood chunk before splitting
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- 6 rough shakes, 20 inches long and at least 6 inches wide

Another late upload from my time at Wheaton Labs in Spring 2023. I was doing my best to use as little of the cedar material avaible at the lab so others could do the BB too.

Starting material:



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Final Product:



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I used cedar, a froe, and a mallet.

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See attachment 1 - Wood chunk before splitting
See attachment 2 - action pic
See attachment 3 - 6 rough shakes, 20 inches long and at least 6 inches wide
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Starting log
Starting log
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Getting started making shakes
Getting started making shakes
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Shakes completed
Shakes completed

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I can't believe I forgot to turn in this bb! At wheaton labs this summer, I used their froe to cleave shakes from the cedar which Mike brought.
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The wood with which I started
The wood with which I started
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mallet up!
mallet up!
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mallet down!
mallet down!
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over 20 inches long
over 20 inches long
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and 6 inches wide
and 6 inches wide
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all 6 shakes
all 6 shakes

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