Cutting Lap Siding On Sawmill

We finally finished the studs this week and moved on to something a bit more interesting.

Cutting lap siding on sawmill.

How to make siding from rough sawn lumber. The small end shown here is on the far end of the mill. Here i put a 15 x 12 poplar log on mine. The rustic charm of 1 inch rough.

Note dressed dimensions are the same for both rabbeted and no rabbet quarter log profiles. A super simple jig to mill tapered clapboard siding. Assuming 1 2 board overlap. Two jigs per set.

Rough sawn lumber is a traditional siding material that remains a practical and affordable option for modern homeowners. Our lap siding attachment gets permanently installed on the sawmill head and does not need to be removed. 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. The other end was about 16 17 sorta egg shaped.

Make shiplap siding and cedar shake shingles quickly and easily. How to saw lap siding without an expensive lap siding attachment. Many logs are not round. Once matched i marked the wedge for how far to push it in each time.

If you are siding four walls 8 feet high by 40 feet long with 8 wide cedar siding boards and we allow 10 of the total square feet for openings you would need approximately 2250 2450 linear feet depending on pattern selected. I painted the other end with some black paint to show the cutting easier. Reconfigure the jigs and make cedar shake shingles 9 22 5cm wide and up to 16 40cm long each pass makes two shingles. A super simple jig to mill tapered clapboard siding.

1x8 pattern coverage example.