Making Shiplap Siding

Getting the table saw ready.

Making shiplap siding.

Make shiplap siding and cedar shake shingles quickly and easily. Unplug the router loosen the chuck and insert the rabbet bit. It is usually made out of wood but it also comes in other materials such as vinyl and fiber cement. How to make shiplap siding 1.

With this unique jig cut lap siding up to 9 22 5cm wide with taper widths down to a feather edge. Adjust the depth of the bit to slightly more than half the thickness of the planking. Using this table saw and dado blade setup you can cut duplicate rabbets on any size lumber to create trendy customizable decorative shiplap siding. Mini crafts sticks and wooden ice pop sticks both work well as spacers.

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. The depth of the rabbets should be exactly half the thickness of your lumber. Reconfigure the jigs and make cedar shake shingles 9 22 5cm wide and up to 16 40cm long each pass makes two shingles.

For standard 3 4 inch planking. You can get a shaper from grizzly for about 300 and it will make fast work of it. Begin shiplap installation place your first plank on the wall starting at the baseboard and working your way up to the ceiling. While it is often popular outside it can also be installed inside houses.

Shiplap wall supplies step 1. 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 crucial dimensions are the depth and width of your rabbets. Note you can also have the wood cut at your local lumber store.

With the right tools it s easy and efficient to make your own shiplap siding. It s called shiplap and i used a shaper to do it. Place a piece of planking face. Tighten the chuck firmly to secure the bit.

Almost any 1x material nominal 3 4 is a good choice. Two jigs per set. I lapped mine about an inch but it was exterior interior only needs enough to cover the shrinkage gap. We cut the plywood into 8 inch wide pieces.