Cutting Lap Siding On Sawmill

Many logs are not round.

Cutting lap siding on sawmill.

Our lap siding attachment gets permanently installed on the sawmill head and does not need to be removed. The small end shown here is on the far end of the mill. 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 rustic charm of 1 inch rough.

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. Assuming 1 2 board overlap. A super simple jig to mill tapered clapboard siding.

Two jigs per set. With this unique jig cut lap siding up to 9 22 5cm wide with taper widths down to a feather edge. Rough sawn lumber is a traditional siding material that remains a practical and affordable option for modern homeowners. Put a log on your mill.

Reconfigure the jigs and make cedar shake shingles 9 22 5cm wide and up to 16 40cm long each pass makes two shingles. How to make siding from rough sawn lumber. A super simple jig to mill tapered clapboard siding. How to saw lap siding without an expensive lap siding attachment.

Once matched i marked the wedge for how far to push it in each time. The other end was about 16 17 sorta egg shaped. Make shiplap siding and cedar shake shingles quickly and easily. At woodland mills we ve engineered a more efficient way that makes the whole process of cutting lap siding quicker and easier.

Here i put a 15 x 12 poplar log on mine.