Cutting Lap Siding On Sawmill

With this unique jig cut lap siding up to 9 22 5cm wide with taper widths down to a feather edge.

Cutting lap siding on sawmill. Make shiplap siding and cedar shake shingles quickly and easily. Put a log on your mill. The other end was about 16 17 sorta egg shaped. The rustic charm of 1 inch rough.

How to make siding from rough sawn lumber. Once matched i marked the wedge for how far to push it in each time. Two jigs per set. At woodland mills we ve engineered a more efficient way that makes the whole process of cutting lap siding quicker and easier.

1x8 pattern coverage example. A super simple jig to mill tapered clapboard siding. Here i put a 15 x 12 poplar log on mine. How to saw lap siding without an expensive lap siding attachment.

After sawing the cant and cutting the end square i drew the outline of the siding on the end and then leaned it over till it matched the blade using a wedge to hold it up. Reconfigure the jigs and make cedar shake shingles 9 22 5cm wide and up to 16 40cm long each pass makes two shingles. Note dressed dimensions are the same for both rabbeted and no rabbet quarter log profiles. I painted the other end with some black paint to show the cutting easier.

Many logs are not round. Rough sawn lumber is a traditional siding material that remains a practical and affordable option for modern homeowners. Assuming 1 2 board overlap. The small end shown here is on the far end of the mill.

A super simple jig to mill tapered clapboard siding.