Dictionary Definition
shingling
Noun
1 (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are
uniformly tilted in the same direction
2 the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a
draft very different from carpentry"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
shingling- present participle of shingle
Extensive Definition
Shingling was a stage in the production of
bar
iron or steel, in the
finery and
puddling
processes. As with many ironmaking terms, this is derived from the
French - cinglage
The product of the finery was a bloom or loop
(French loup); that of the puddling furnace was a puddled ball. In
each case, this needed to be consolidated to a more regular shape.
This was done using a power
hammer, worked either by a waterwheel or steam. In the
finery, this was part of the work of the finer; in puddling, it was
done by a special workman called the shingler. The iron (or steel)
then had to be drawn out under the hammer or rolled in a rolling mill
to produce a bar. In more recent times, the process has been
carried out using mechanical jaws to squeeze the puddled ball into
shape.
Further reading
- H. R. Schubert, History of the British iron and steel industry (1957), 285-6
- W. K. V. Gale, The iron and steel industry: a dictionary of terms (Newton Abbot, 1971), 184.