Sawing Live Edge Siding

Homemade sawmill cutting maple log into live edge slabs part 1 duration.

Sawing live edge siding.

This long lasting siding is made from top quality eastern red cedar. Cutting lap siding out of white pine on the woodmizer lt15. Our live edge natural wavy siding is perfect for those with a taste for the whimsical or a more historical look to their structure. Live edge slab table.

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. Mill usa https www ama. Live edge natural wavy siding minimum order 125 boards or 1000 l f. This beautiful and unique pattern is produced from selected western red cedar with a high percentage of heartwood for added durability.

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. 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. Pick your mill up at the link below. Live edge was 3 4 inch thick on average and the tops ended up at about 1 4 to 3 8ths.

Worked great got live edge from both sides of the log. Saw thicker slabs for specific purposes or projects. Milling 12ft by 12 inches in diameter red pine log into live edge siding. 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.

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. The idea is to add a vacation home or cabin on a lake somewhere preferably in northern wisconsin where a family will have something to pass down from generation to generation. 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.