Sawing Live Edge Siding

This beautiful and unique pattern is produced from selected western red cedar with a high percentage of heartwood for added durability.

Sawing live edge siding.

If i did it again i think i would cut to 4 4 scale for thickness and 12 inch finished width as it reduces the amount of things you have to concentrate on while you are cutting and makes the siding a bit more ridged. How to use your chainsaw mill to make live edge rustic ship lap siding for any outbuilding. Live edge was 3 4 inch thick on average and the tops ended up at about 1 4 to 3 8ths. The get back to nature movement has taken on a new revival over the past decade or so and many people are remodeling their current home instead of moving.

Wavy edge siding also known a s haida skirl siding is a sawn textured wavy edge bevel siding kiln dried to an average moisture content of 14 to ensure maximum stability in all climates. Live edge natural wavy siding minimum order 125 boards or 1000 l f. If the slab warps or splits later remove the pith and make two slabs with single natural edges great for shelves and mantels or glue them together to form a wider slab with two natural edges. Cutting lap siding out of white pine on the woodmizer lt15.

Milling 12ft by 12 inches in diameter red pine log into live edge siding. Mill usa https www ama. Worked great got live edge from both sides of the log. Live edge slab table.

Saw thicker slabs for specific purposes or projects. On this off grid cabin build project we put the norwood portable sawmill to use right away milling up some cedar decking to complete the decking on the front. Homemade sawmill cutting maple log into live edge slabs part 1 duration. Our live edge natural wavy siding is perfect for those with a taste for the whimsical or a more historical look to their structure.

Like all our siding this product. If you want to use the warp prone pith the log s center cut it as a 4 5 thick slab as shown at right. This long lasting siding is made from top quality eastern red cedar.