Making Shiplap Siding

Getting the table saw ready.

Making shiplap siding.

I did cedar siding for my whole house like this. Use a level to ensure planks are installed horizontally on wall making sure to secure planks to wall studs. Almost any 1x material nominal 3 4 is a good choice. How to make shiplap siding 1.

Using this table saw and dado blade setup you can cut duplicate rabbets on any size lumber to create trendy customizable decorative shiplap siding. Depending on the final look you want there are a ton of wood options you can use to make shiplap. I lapped mine about an inch but it was exterior interior only needs enough to cover the shrinkage gap. You can use select grade for a super smooth look or common grade boards pine cedar really any type of solid wood that suites your needs.

The depth of the rabbets should be exactly half the thickness of your lumber. Note you can also have the wood cut at your local lumber store. With this unique jig cut lap siding up to 9 22 5cm wide with taper widths down to a feather edge. Begin shiplap installation place your first plank on the wall starting at the baseboard and working your way up to the ceiling.

Shiplap wall supplies step 1. Two jigs per set. The crucial dimensions are the depth and width of your rabbets. While it is often popular outside it can also be installed inside houses.

It is usually made out of wood but it also comes in other materials such as vinyl and fiber cement. Tighten the chuck firmly to secure the bit. Adjust the depth of the bit to slightly more than half the thickness of the planking. You can get a shaper from grizzly for about 300 and it will make fast work of it.

Reconfigure the jigs and make cedar shake shingles 9 22 5cm wide and up to 16 40cm long each pass makes two shingles. Unplug the router loosen the chuck and insert the rabbet bit. For standard 3 4 inch planking. To keep the cost down we used luan plywood.

Make shiplap siding and cedar shake shingles quickly and easily. Shiplap is a type of siding that is cut in specific way so that the different boards join easily together to create a relatively tight seal between them. It s called shiplap and i used a shaper to do it. Mini crafts sticks and wooden ice pop sticks both work well as spacers.