Making Shiplap Siding

We cut the plywood into 8 inch wide pieces.

Making shiplap siding.

Shiplap wall supplies step 1. For standard 3 4 inch planking. Adjust the depth of the bit to slightly more than half the thickness of the planking. With the right tools it s easy and efficient to make your own shiplap siding.

You can get a shaper from grizzly for about 300 and it will make fast work of it. 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. To keep the cost down we used luan plywood. Begin shiplap installation place your first plank on the wall starting at the baseboard and working your way up to the ceiling.

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. Use a level to ensure planks are installed horizontally on wall making sure to secure planks to wall studs. Note you can also have the wood cut at your local lumber store. Reconfigure the jigs and make cedar shake shingles 9 22 5cm wide and up to 16 40cm long each pass makes two shingles.

Using this table saw and dado blade setup you can cut duplicate rabbets on any size lumber to create trendy customizable decorative shiplap siding. I lapped mine about an inch but it was exterior interior only needs enough to cover the shrinkage gap. Getting the table saw ready. While it is often popular outside it can also be installed inside houses.

I did cedar siding for my whole house like this. The crucial dimensions are the depth and width of your rabbets. With this unique jig cut lap siding up to 9 22 5cm wide with taper widths down to a feather edge. Unplug the router loosen the chuck and insert the rabbet bit.

Place a piece of planking face. Almost any 1x material nominal 3 4 is a good choice. How to make shiplap siding 1. The depth of the rabbets should be exactly half the thickness of your lumber.

Tighten the chuck firmly to secure the bit. It s called shiplap and i used a shaper to do it. It is usually made out of wood but it also comes in other materials such as vinyl and fiber cement. Make shiplap siding and cedar shake shingles quickly and easily.