If you d like to make these slats on your router table i suggest you use a slot cutter for cutting the groove.
Making tongue and groove siding.
Whenever you re making tongue and groove joints the general practice is to start with the groove and then cut a tongue to fit the groove.
Tongue and groove joints can easily be made with a router when using the right bits on a proper router table.
Make sure your routing table is clear of sawdust and other debris.
However where mortise and tenon is used to impart strength and rigidity to workpieces typically connected at right angles a good tongue and groove joint shines at joining parallel workpieces.
Once the cuts are made put the boards together to get a tongue and groove joint.
Installation is easy making it a great product for do it yourselfers.
When installing being by nailing one board to the top of the wall.
With tongue and groove planks each piece has a side where there is a groove cut along the length of the board and a side where a tongue runs the length of the board.
For the tongue move the fence forward so that you re cutting away the edges of the board.
Your goal is to leave the same amount of material on the tongue board as you cut away on the groove board.
All products are solid wood precision milled and kiln dried.
This will take at least two passes.
The tongue and groove profile uses the method of fitting boards together edge to edge allowing two flat pieces to be joined strongly together to make a single flat surface.
To begin making tongue and groove boards you first must decide to use either a table saw or a router.
I chose to install my wall with the tongue side facing up and the groove side facing down.
Many designers plan other elements around the sight lines created by wood siding patterns.
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A 1x4 tongue groove pattern is going to create a line every 3 inches while a 1x6 creates its line every 5 inches for the same pattern.