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Charles Wardell
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Moving Up the Hip
We mark and cut hip shingles to fit tight against the field shingles above, always splitting excess off with the shingling hatchet and, if necessary, finishing with a block plane. Sometimes filler pieces are needed to keep the shingle tight and flush to the course below; we add these shim shingles as needed and trim them as we go (see slideshow). After the top shingle in each pair has gotten its final planing, we use a single nail to pin the two opposing shingles together.
