Cutting Lap Siding On Sawmill

A super simple jig to mill tapered clapboard siding.

Cutting lap siding on sawmill.

Note dressed dimensions are the same for both rabbeted and no rabbet quarter log profiles. The small end shown here is on the far end of the mill. Make shiplap siding and cedar shake shingles quickly and easily. How to saw lap siding without an expensive lap siding attachment.

The rustic charm of 1 inch rough. Assuming 1 2 board overlap. With this unique jig cut lap siding up to 9 22 5cm wide with taper widths down to a feather edge. I painted the other end with some black paint to show the cutting easier.

Here i put a 15 x 12 poplar log on mine. We finally finished the studs this week and moved on to something a bit more interesting. 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. Rough sawn lumber is a traditional siding material that remains a practical and affordable option for modern homeowners.

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. Once matched i marked the wedge for how far to push it in each time. Our lap siding attachment gets permanently installed on the sawmill head and does not need to be removed. A super simple jig to mill tapered clapboard siding.

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. Two jigs per set. Many logs are not round.

1x8 pattern coverage example.