Making Shiplap Siding

I did cedar siding for my whole house like this.

Making shiplap siding.

Use a level to ensure planks are installed horizontally on wall making sure to secure planks to wall studs. I lapped mine about an inch but it was exterior interior only needs enough to cover the shrinkage gap. The depth of the rabbets should be exactly half the thickness of your lumber. Two jigs per set.

Adjust the depth of the bit to slightly more than half the thickness of the planking. Reconfigure the jigs and make cedar shake shingles 9 22 5cm wide and up to 16 40cm long each pass makes two shingles. With the right tools it s easy and efficient to make your own shiplap siding. Tighten the chuck firmly to secure the bit.

We cut the plywood into 8 inch wide pieces. To keep the cost down we used luan plywood. 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. You can get a shaper from grizzly for about 300 and it will make fast work of it.

Depending on the final look you want there are a ton of wood options you can use to make shiplap. 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. Mini crafts sticks and wooden ice pop sticks both work well as spacers. 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. It s called shiplap and i used a shaper to do it. Getting the table saw ready. Note you can also have the wood cut at your local lumber store.

For standard 3 4 inch planking. Shiplap wall supplies step 1. Make shiplap siding and cedar shake shingles quickly and easily. The crucial dimensions are the depth and width of your rabbets.

Unplug the router loosen the chuck and insert the rabbet bit. Almost any 1x material nominal 3 4 is a good choice. Place a piece of planking face. While it is often popular outside it can also be installed inside houses.