Lap Siding Jig For Sawmill

I ve since used straight cut boards on my solar kiln and hay barn.

Lap siding jig for sawmill.

We finally finished the studs this week and moved on to something a bit more interesting. The log had insect damage so i didn t get as much lumber as i had hoped. Make shiplap siding and cedar shake shingles quickly and easily. The small end shown here is on the far end of the mill.

Hold the piece in place and screw the jig to the 1 by 2 from the other side using three 1 1 2 inch drywall screws. Reconfigure the jigs and make cedar shake shingles 9 22 5cm wide and up to 16 40cm long each pass makes two shingles. Clamp the board to your work surface with a c clamp and sand with a belt sander to remove any ridge where the tip of the table saw blade removed the wedge from your siding lumber. I do not have a lap siding jig but i did research them for my woodmizer and drool over them for awhile.

I saw a you tube video with a long jig about 8 inches wide and it used angle iron and square tubing. I painted the other end with some black paint to show the cutting easier. Sawing western red cedar to make lap siding and fence boards. A super simple jig to mill tapered clapboard siding.

Tip cant place wedge under cant make cut remove wedge remove block tip cant place wedge. Lap siding jig using bill s method lets make it work with a cant 8 inch x 14 or 16 inches up to 20 feet long whatever place blocks on up down post. The woodland mills patented lap siding attachment is an innovative accessory that allows the operator to tilt the head of the sawmill on an angle to produce lap siding boards. Place the narrow edge against the middle of the jig so it runs from side to side on the same side as the 1 by 3 piece that overlaps the jig end.

With this unique jig cut lap siding up to 9 22 5cm wide with taper widths down to a feather edge. Put a log on your mill. The other end was about 16 17 sorta egg shaped. Many logs are not round.

Then my son a carpenter suggested i just cut 5 8 thick boards and nail them up like lap siding. How to saw lap siding without an expensive lap siding attachment. Cut 1 by 2 lumber to 3 inches long. Two jigs per set.

A random orbital power sander is the best tool for the job. This piece is the handle. Here i put a 15 x 12 poplar log on mine.