Cutting Lap Siding On Sawmill

A super simple jig to mill tapered clapboard siding.

Cutting lap siding on sawmill.

Assuming 1 2 board overlap. Rough sawn lumber is a traditional siding material that remains a practical and affordable option for modern homeowners. Many logs are not round. Two jigs per set.

Here i put a 15 x 12 poplar log on mine. Our lap siding attachment gets permanently installed on the sawmill head and does not need to be removed. 1x8 pattern coverage example. Reconfigure the jigs and make cedar shake shingles 9 22 5cm wide and up to 16 40cm long each pass makes two shingles.

The rustic charm of 1 inch rough. With this unique jig cut lap siding up to 9 22 5cm wide with taper widths down to a feather edge. 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. How to make siding from rough sawn lumber.

A super simple jig to mill tapered clapboard siding. At woodland mills we ve engineered a more efficient way that makes the whole process of cutting lap siding quicker and easier. 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.

The small end shown here is on the far end of the mill. Put a log on your mill. Make shiplap siding and cedar shake shingles quickly and easily. 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.