Board Tree (Location Key)

The "board tree" where most of "Shingles for the Lord" takes place is probably a large cedar or a pine. Res Grier, Solon Quick and Homer Bookwright spend most of the day splitting shingles from "bolts" - large sections cut from the tree's trunk (31). Shingles split from straight-grained wood with a froe (also spelled "frow," and named from the to-and-fro motion by which a shingle is split off from the bolt) were a common roofing material in rural areas.