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Riving or Shake-Making Interpretive Sign
Photographer: Duane Hall
Taken: August 4, 2015
Caption: Riving or Shake-Making Interpretive Sign
Additional Description: Riving is the process of prying a shake (shingle) or rough board from a log section using a froe and mallet. Shakes had numerous uses, such as the shingles in the roof of the house or the siding on the blacksmith shop.
Submitted: October 15, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
Database Locator Identification Number: p333617
File Size: 0.421 Megabytes

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