Oak and Chestnut Shakes

Oak shakes have a distinctive warm cream colour and a softly grained texture that means they are often chosen for prestigious buildings or for the conservation of historic buildings - they make an ideal choice for church spires or indeed bell towers.
Vincent Timber's Oak shakes are made from English Oak, from the tree's heartwood with the sapwood removed.
They are extremely durable and have an extremely long lifespan. Oak shakes are a hardwood alternative to western red cedar shingles/shakes. They require no treatment as oak naturally has a high durability.
Made from English Oak, all the sapwood is removed with the remaining heartwood yielding a very stable and durable product which is not prone to cup shrinkage or ingress of water into end grain which can be common in sawn shingles.
Each shingle is split from an oak round using a froe. They are dressed if necessary to ensure they lie reasonably flat and taper slightly along the length. The exposed surface is left undressed to leave the grain intact.
Oak shakes can have up to three times the life span of sawn cedar.