Cutting Lap Siding On Sawmill

The rustic charm of 1 inch rough.

Cutting lap siding on sawmill.

1x8 pattern coverage example. Rough sawn lumber is a traditional siding material that remains a practical and affordable option for modern homeowners. The small end shown here is on the far end of the mill. Assuming 1 2 board overlap.

Make shiplap siding and cedar shake shingles quickly and easily. A super simple jig to mill tapered clapboard siding. Many logs are not round. Here i put a 15 x 12 poplar log on mine.

A super simple jig to mill tapered clapboard siding. Our lap siding attachment gets permanently installed on the sawmill head and does not need to be removed. 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. Two jigs per set.

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. With this unique jig cut lap siding up to 9 22 5cm wide with taper widths down to a feather edge. How to saw lap siding without an expensive lap siding attachment. I painted the other end with some black paint to show the cutting easier.

We finally finished the studs this week and moved on to something a bit more interesting. Put a log on your mill. How to make siding from rough sawn lumber. Note dressed dimensions are the same for both rabbeted and no rabbet quarter log profiles.

Once matched i marked the wedge for how far to push it in each time.