spån hyvla

English translation: dress shingles

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Swedish term or phrase:spån hyvla
English translation:dress shingles
Entered by: Timoshka

01:41 Oct 16, 2013
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Genealogy
Swedish term or phrase: spån hyvla
A Swedish man wrote in a short biography of his father from Norra Sandsjö parish: "Wintern 1873-74 hyvlade han spån i ett närbeläget torp." I'm not exactly sure what he was planing. Perhaps wooden shingles?
Timoshka
Local time: 23:42
dress shingles
Explanation:
hyvla spån = dress shingles

http://woodworking.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-wood-roof-shi...
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Sven Petersson
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Local time: 06:42
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dress shingles


Explanation:
hyvla spån = dress shingles

http://woodworking.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-wood-roof-shi...


    Reference: http://www.trivselbygden.se/TIDNING/Trivselbygden2005.pdf
    Reference: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sp%C3%A5n_(byggmaterial)
Sven Petersson
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Local time: 06:42
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