Making Shiplap Siding

I lapped mine about an inch but it was exterior interior only needs enough to cover the shrinkage gap.

Making shiplap siding.

You can get a shaper from grizzly for about 300 and it will make fast work of it. With the right tools it s easy and efficient to make your own shiplap siding. We cut the plywood into 8 inch wide pieces. Adjust the depth of the bit to slightly more than half the thickness of the planking.

How to make shiplap siding 1. Mini crafts sticks and wooden ice pop sticks both work well as spacers. Make shiplap siding and cedar shake shingles quickly and easily. It is usually made out of wood but it also comes in other materials such as vinyl and fiber cement.

I did cedar siding for my whole house like this. It s called shiplap and i used a shaper to do 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. While it is often popular outside it can also be installed inside houses.

Shiplap wall supplies step 1. The depth of the rabbets should be exactly half the thickness of your lumber. Almost any 1x material nominal 3 4 is a good choice. Depending on the final look you want there are a ton of wood options you can use to make shiplap.

Note you can also have the wood cut at your local lumber store. Use a level to ensure planks are installed horizontally on wall making sure to secure planks to wall studs. The crucial dimensions are the depth and width of your rabbets. Unplug the router loosen the chuck and insert the rabbet bit.

Tighten the chuck firmly to secure the bit. With this unique jig cut lap siding up to 9 22 5cm wide with taper widths down to a feather edge. Using this table saw and dado blade setup you can cut duplicate rabbets on any size lumber to create trendy customizable decorative shiplap siding. Place a piece of planking face.

Two jigs per set. 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. Getting the table saw ready.