Cutting Clapboard Siding

0 315 in x 48 in x 96 in.

Cutting clapboard siding.

Re siding traditionally most beveled clapboards were layered. Use flat bar to carefully pry up the siding course above. Sawing siding for the cottage using a bandsaw. Just sharing some of the different methods i ve used for cutting hardieboard siding.

Keep the boards pressed against the table and the fence and feed them slowly to avoid chipping and splits. Long time sawyer bob pierce operates the radial saw at ward clapboard mill in moretown vermont. Pull nails from split clapboard. Unlike flat grain siding cut from stock lumber ward s clapboards are produced using a unique radial sawing process similar to traditional rift sawing.

Cutting clapboards issue 67 when remodeling or building additions it is often necessary to cut existing clapboard siding along a vertical line. Smartside 38 series primed engineered panel siding common. Grab butt edge of damaged clapboard and lift up sharply snapping it off. Ward clapboard mill has been cutting radially sawn boards since 1864.

Step 4 install a 1 4 inch roundover bit into your router and set the depth to1 4 inch. 0 315 in x 48 563 in x 95 875 in. Run your siding stock across the table saw with one 3 4 inch edge down cutting a bevel along its length. Otherwise insert small wooden wedges or a screwdriver up under the siding to pry it out slightly then cut the nails with a hacksaw.

Problem is the saw s shoe wants to hang up on the protruding lower edges of the clapboards which in turn makes the blade dip into the sheathing underneath it.