Taper sawn lap siding

[Ox]

I can see that....once set up it ain't bad.  Just a lot of board (and boots) shuffling.

[jb griffin]

NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT!?! I have to go to my safe space now. lmfao!

[A.O.]

Ok, back up to "reply #11 and furu.. did you just use a router and rabit the bottoms of that siding??

[drobertson]

I sawed some flat sawn pine for my fil, and he used the table saw and router to make some siding much like shown, no taper what so ever, rabbit joints and  overlaps cover it pretty good,, now keep in mind this is just a get away for the little grand children, but , to say it, straight,  this was years ago, and it's still bad to the bone,,, even has AC,

[furu]

So how did you get such great pictures uploaded?

Please describe the step by step. Thanks!

I have now done as you requested. 
Look at the following post.  It is not perfect but...........

http://www.sawmillandtimberforum.com/index.php/topic,1671.msg14490.html#msg14490

[furu]

Ok, back up to "reply #11 and furu.. did you just use a router and rabit the bottoms of that siding??

Yes I sawed the tapered siding on my mill.
Then I took it to my Woodmaster and fed it through using only the router part of the unit doing the rabit on the bottom. 

The reason I did it the way I did was for the extra structure strength of having full contact with the siding to the upright studs.
Normal tapered siding has less than 50% continuous contact.

[A.O.]

Yes I sawed the tapered siding on my mill.
Then I took it to my Woodmaster and fed it through using only the router part of the unit doing the rabit on the bottom. 

The reason I did it the way I did was for the extra structure strength of having full contact with the siding to the upright studs.
Normal tapered siding has less than 50% continuous contact.

I like it. If/when I ever get a mill and get the hang of it I'd like to try making some shiplap siding, have always liked that stuff.

[starmac]

I was looking at a mill a couple of years ago, a log master iirc. Anyway it had a simple jig built right in the mill deck to make taper siding. All it amounted to was a rod run through the bunks from end to end, with a handle on one end and some cams on it to raise one side of a cant, it just doesn't get any simpler or easier.