Lumber siding options for your next project

[@bille294]

The horizontal live edge (wavy edge) was fantastic! What a great look. Excellent video showing the different styles of sidings.

[@Rob89139]

Far and away the most educational sawyer video on the internet. So thankful for finding this channel and am seriously considering buying a sawmill myself given what I've learned here

[@rodneybetts6086]

All of your products are fantastic. I particularly like the Wavy Edge siding myself as the live edge sets off the color and grain of the wood. Thank you for another great video.

[@thomashodge1154]

I so thoroughly enjoy your videos! Have been binge watching since I found this.

[@kennymysak2079]

The wavy edge would be my go to. Another great job explaining everything. Keep up the great videos

[@TrappManSC]

I love board and batten. My dad used to do live edge board and batten. Or I guess it would be what you call reverse board in baton but with live edge pine. Looked really cool. He actually did it on the walls of his "man cave". He has a mixture of different species. He installed poplar and pine and hickory. Very interesting looking setup. And he had the walls covered with antique saws and planters and grain grinders and different things like that. Kind of like a cracker barrel restaurant.

[@ronalves9118]

I used Wavy Edge ( live edge) Hemlock back in 1954 when we pit up a house in Upstate New York and to this ay it is still holding up great.

[@byronc8986]

I really like the live edge. Your videos are getting so good it's silly.

[@musicalal3752]

All your products look great. I've always had a preference for shakes on a roof, board & batten siding and timber framing.

[@bluenetmarketing]

Your grandmother is quite a fine artist. Lap siding is my favorite, b&b has lots of bad memories for me.

[@petetheprettygooddog]

Great videos. I wish you all the best with your business. I am impressed by how hard everyone works and how well they do it. I am glad to see the girls wearing hearing protection. Hearing loss is no fun at all. I don’t know what caused my hearing loss, but it really limits certain activities. Best wishes to you all.

[@TobinBelisle]

Board and Batten has been my favorite, but i hadnt seen the reverse board and batten before. that looks about just the same, and seems much easier to install.

[@chrisseats]

I've always been a fan of board and batten. Ease of installation and I love the look.

[@greggrondin3034]

That was some good info! I like the wavy edge siding. I’ve never heard/seen that style. I just lip siding the outside of my cabin in cedar and have cut pine in the kiln drying for the inside.

[@JayCWhiteCloud]

I just found your channel...Love what you're doing for your family's business...I see some technical errors and/or improvements you could make with your siding (and related) lumber efforts from a traditional woodworking perspective and application...If you ever have questions, please do reach out, as I don't like commenting unless someone is open to feedback...Keep up the great work your doing and it's great seeing the next generation so involved in the craft of wood production and woodworking...!!!...Love to see you and your sister learn to timber frame...!!!...I think you would make great students of the craft and I don't get to many young women that know as much about wood as you seem to...

[@glacial_chinchilla]

This video was _extremely_ helpful! thank you!

[@playden70]

I am building a covered deck attached to my house next spring and I intend to use lap siding which I will burn, brush clean and stain with an oil (shou sugi ban). Love your channel! keep up the good work. :)

[@freedom_323]

That Bark edge siding is NICE!!

[@jamesc7526]

Love the beams. Not many will custom cut beams anymore. I reclaimed some 12x12x20 fir beams from an old grain elevator being torn down that I'm waiting to use

[@billyshumate853]

Good morning everybody hope you're doing well today. I'm gonna go with the same siding that I have the lap siding. The lap siding with the live edge looks great. Y'all take care and have a blessed week and try to stay cool and I'll see you on your next vidja.

[@btrent9244]

Great review of your wooden siding options. Thank you.

[@nelskrogh3238]

Mega "WOW" factor on those beams at the end! Love to see those during milling.

[@AlmostItalianBrothers]

I love the Wazy Edge which I like to call “crazy wood” I also like the board and battern. It’s getting kinda close until I get my mill! Well kinda close, only 7 months. Keep up the amazing work and see y’all next week.

[@annafraley5388]

Really liked your Grandmother’s art studio.👍 Oh, and we actually liked All of those sidings, for different reasons.

[@lonnieclemens8028]

A very nice video! I think I like the shak siding the most.

[@noneofyourbusiness3553]

@1:00 Don't use red chalk when installing shingles. Its permanent. Use blue chalk and the lines will eventually disappear.

[@North700]

Great video, love the wavy edge ❤

[@jdjw00welch60]

Enjoyed looking at the different types of siding. we are getting ready to build and want to make a decision on which siding. Husband likes the wavy siding minus the bark. I would have like to seen the finish product from a distance, maybe mixed with another siding for variation. Thanks the video

[@retiredlogman]

I used to saw a 5/8" x 9" lap siding, using an inch and a half starter strip. It was very popular and went up fast. The yield out of a log was very high making it a good profit item.

[@edsmith4414]

Yep.....I saw a 3/8"-3/4" taped lap siding 8" wide to install with 6" exposure. As you say, LOT of yield out of a log. I saw mine into an 8" wide cant however tall I can get it, then stick a couple small 5/8" plywood shims between the cant bottom and the bed rail.....saw a piece off, remove the shims, saw another piece off (the taper swaps sides with each shim, un-shim). LOT easier/faster and certainly cheaper than using lap siding jig on the market.

[@craigsudman4556]

I like 'em all! Great video, thumbs up.

[@mattbartholomy8126]

Wavy edge is beautiful!

[@michaelnelligan1214]

I really like the live edge !

[@Frank-bh3cm]

May I recommend adding a text description to each video with key words that put you into search results? Maybe add a link to your web page where folks can find out more about your lumber?

[@earldean4858]

Wavy edge! By far! gives impression of a log cabin!

[@scottjohnson3226]

I really liked the #4 wavy edge.

[@snowman276]

Wondering your thoughts on drying your lap siding before install? Would it be better to cut the siding profile then sticker those boards to dry or dry thicker boards before you cut them to the final siding size?

[@jerrycur]

those are some beautiful products thanks for the videos

[@markfranco3690]

like the reverse board and batten. never thought of that, I may use that technique

[@PaoloFrancesco99]

This is very helpful as my family is considering building a cabin and we're leaning toward real wood siding. I like all of them! If we narrowed down to the cheaper options (clapboard, B&B, and wavy), I wonder what the pros' thoughts are on long term durability. It seems the horizontal options might be better to allow driving rain to shed off better without penetrating under boards. Is that truly a down side to B&B? Especially after some years pass and allow gaps to open up between the board and batten? Thanks.

[@richardanderson2742]

I prefer the live edge, but without the bark....which inevitably falls off in time. We use Spring tulip popular when the bark is easily pulled off, leaving a clean wavy edge, sans bark.

[@rickbarkman9062]

Love your channel

[@jeraldheinrich3589]

Good video, trying to decide what kind of siding for the sauna.

[@kennethhudson8013]

Good job, man!

[@gregorydaugherty2405]

Really like the wavy edge siding

[@goodday5570]

Red chalk is forever. Use blue. Great vids.

[@dalegriffiths335]

I like the wavy edge, it would be great on a cabin in the woods.

[@howardawade4214]

I like the wave or curve siding. I don't remember which you called it. I like the way it looks.

[@bobmoore5242]

It's the quality of your products that sets you apart from other mills.

[@frankmackey2419]

I won't...because I like the channel so much.

[@dangelorrrr]

The live edge was my favorite, with the board and batten a close 2nd.

[@ColdWarVet607]

Grandma is sure talented...what a Woman!

[@ericlakota1847]

Love the board and batten

[@larrybourne8430]

Enjoyed the video very much. Could you please show or tell us how you cut the wedge shaped horizontal siding? Thanks

[@edsmith4414]

Tapered lap siding. Many people buy an expensive jig. Problem is you have to saw cants (I saw mine 8" wide by however tall the log will let me square up), off load the cants (which can be pretty heavy to deal with), load the jig on the mill, then load one cant at a time back in the jig (did I mention they can be heavy ?). Much easier, faster and at almost zero cost is saw the cant, and while STILL on the mill, stick a couple 2"x 2"x 5/8" plywood ''shims" between the cant bottom and the bed rail of the mill. Cock with a peavy to do this. Make a pass with the saw head. I shoot for 3/8" on the thin (what will be the top) side, and a 5/8" shim shoved flush with the bottom edge gives me about 3/4" on the other side (which will be the bottom of the siding). Next pass, remove the shims. Taper runs to the other side. Repeat until you are out of cant. No moving it once you saw it on the mill. NONE of the jigs operate any different....the simply cock and un-cock the cant from side to side. I bought a Woodmizer jig 25 years ago, and the first time I used it and saw what it did, it hung on the wall of my mill shed for 10 years until some guy came along and bought it. It will also saw taper shingles like the first siding in the video. You clamp 6 blocks 6-12" wide 16-24" long in it, and throw a lever to raise/lower the ends of the blocks. Each pass of the saw head makes 6 shingles. Works GREAT for shingles (why this guy was buying it), but it is a TOTAL waste of time and money for siding. I sticker the same as any lumber to dry. 4-6months, you have some beautiful siding. To install, use a 'starter' strip of 1x2 lumber on the bottom, install first pc, I use 6" exposure, lapping each run 2" over the bottom. Watch the "cup" of the board, and try to put the concave side OUT, or the bottom has a tendency to pull away from the course below. I also find back priming with whatever paint or stain is a good idea before installing. Joints I miter at a 45 degree so the joints are covered in case the lumber shrinks a bit after install, it doesn't open a gap. I have thousands of feet of it on barns/sheds/shop around my place, and cut many more thousands for other people. Great stuff !

[@AdriansPotteryArt]

Can you feature your grandma and her art? That would be pretty interesting

[@jkcarroll]

Curious: Do you plane (smooth out the surfaces) of any of your siding boards? Do you apply any kind of sealant or stain to your wood siding?

[@waltdiefendorf]

Looking at the art studio, if all the artwork was done by your grandmother, she is one talented artist. I saw a few pieces that I would be proud to own.

[@bladewiper]

I normally use lap siding(clab boards), but I do like the reverse board and batten. Do you guys have the shingle/siding attachment for your mill ? Another good video.

[@cfps66]

I grew up on the east end of Long Island and Cedar Shakes withstood the ravages of the the Salty Weather. I'm wondering if Wavy Edge Planks ( Cedar or ???) would do the same. Thank you, Chris

[@1shaneeka]

I love the live edge. About how much does that cost per link/board?

[@johncostello3162]

Nice looking siding Is your lumber graded and labeled?

[@mafirearmsafety]

Board and batten looks easy for a shed and more cost effective

[@kerryburke3864]

I love that and how it comes out but the problem we have in Australia is particularly agressive white ant. ONgoing spraying and maintenance is a must as unless it is treated timber or certain hardwoods then it is toast i no tome flat.

[@johnmcmillan7358]

Have you thought about using maintenance-free Eco Wood Treatment for creating a consistent patina to cedar and other woods rather than leave it to stain in the weather and discolor in the sun? Its a non-toxic powder you mix in water and spray or roller onto the wood. It takes on a weathered look within hours and lasts many, many years.

[@rogerpittman6173]

I like the board and batten

[@idahopotato5837]

I would use white or yellow chalk. Even if it's covered it may bleed down. Yellow and white blend in.

[@christophevaurs3107]

Un petit bonjour de France . Je suis tombé par hasard sur l'une de vos vidéo et j'adore votre mode de vie en famille . Dommage que mon anglais soit nul. vous avez un nouvel abonné . Sinon dans quelle région êtes vous?

[@joshmiller8663]

The lap siding or wavy edge are my favorate's

[@frattura30]

I like the lap siding. What kind of wood is that?

[@fredericktownhomestead8094]

I istallan share single siding on all walls of a house and aircraft hanger. I was at it for 9 months. My favorite is board and batten I have nailed ip alot of clipboard siding before nail guns came out.

[@jswright1975]

When you cut beams how long after cutting before you can install them? Thanks!!!

[@lumbercapitallogyard]

Depends on who you ask, we usually leave it up to the contractors. I have heard people say they swear by installing it green and others say it has to sit for a year to dry. 🤷🏼

[@p90pdack68]

I’ve never seen board and batten and I live it

[@pauljolin4791]

Could you tell me the brand of earmuffs with mic you use when sawing I assume you talk to each other thanx

[@Dennismelnychuk]

I'm gonna make lap siding for my walls and I think for the ceilings I'm gonna use a planer and cut a 1/2 inch wide notch 1/2 the thickness of the boards on each side but opposite so they kinda fit together like laminate flooring

[@benreber2277]

I always liked board and Batton but Ive never actually seen wavy edge siding like that. It looks nice as well and seems like more coverage for the quantity of wood. Does having the bark on the siding attract bugs and moisture or do you treat it differently? What do you normally put in as the moisture barrier and or sealing the wood?

[@jamesp2662]

What do you use to seal your siding. My favorite Australian timber oil, comes in many color

[@grdelawter4266]

I like them all for different reasons

[@ackack612]

I'm trying to figure out why I might want to put up 'reverse board & batten,' as in, what any advantages might be...?

[@chrisvaiuso6010]

I would love to see how you make shakes.

[@MiguelMejia-sf6fv]

Are the live edge siding the same thickness for the whole plank or its wedge shaped too ?

[@billherrick3569]

We use board and Batton for all our outbuildings because of its easy instillation.

[@robindegu7294]

does it take a long time to dry those long/thick beams?

[@funnybunnies1724]

Is it ok to use cdx sheathing for siding if you caulk and paint it?

[@andrewalexander9492]

Is there somewhere in your videos where you show the lap siding being sawn? I'm kinda interested in how the tapered cut is made on your machinery.

[@larss592]

They do have a specific vid on that. Cut on their lt15 with a jig that when you jockey the lever it canters the cant so as to change the pitch or yaw depending on how you refer to it. Like 2 ladders stacked with a prop bar to change the angle. Check the channel page click videos and scroll to find.

[@andrewalexander9492]

@@larss592 thanks, I’ll have a look for that.

[@larss592]

@@andrewalexander9492 👍

[@ryananthony4840]

With I could comment a picture, would love to show the sweet batton on my old railroad shanty

[@Deutschehordenelite]

Build a rabbit hutch in reverse board'n'batten not too long ago, really simple, would recommend.

[@452Boatman]

Im interested in ship lap siding for interior living quarters in my pole building.

[@robertgrey5993]

Leave a little space between each shingle for expansion.

[@sgtmaj2705]

Do you air dry, kiln dry , or put your lumber up green?

[@gojoe36]

Do a tutorial on setting up jigs to cut shingles and lap boards. That will get ya hits on YT, think past just selling your lumber, like do a new channel gear towards running mills and how to make money, then sell the tutorials, or do DAILY videos geared towards learning saw-milling. Kick back to your Dad 10% of all profit you make doing it.....think about it 👊😉👊

[@markgoessling8704]

What is the wood specie of the wavy edge siding?

[@mysterybabylonsoontofall3387]

Can I use wood siding in ca?

[@andyjones6361]

Board and batten then the cedar lap.

[@jamesrussell6870]

Google reverse board and batten. It's typically 1x2 or 1x3 on wall first with 1x8,10 or 12 on top. What you're calling reverse board and batten is actually board on board siding. Unless the east has it's own definition??

[@kennethhudson8013]

Board and batten, and live edge siding up top

[@georgeshotrodbarn2113]

Board and Batten

[@joelheaton8738]

Excellent as to be expected. But, 1/4's (quarters) for wood people. 1/4's ( fourths) for bakers and business men! Your videos are outstanding.

[@secretmuse420]

Great video 🎉

[@cfps66]

Is the Wavy Edge plank angled like a shake?

[@lumbercapitallogyard]

No, I cut them at 3/4 thickness.

[@warrenbartlett2223]

Are we still doing daily videos dated 5/12/22

[@scottsoper]

OH NO!!! We have a disagreement!!! We do agree that vinyl siding is just stupid! The "house" I currently live in does not even have insulation in the walls. There is a place where there is a crack on the inside wall that lets you see the sun shining through the vinyl siding! Your yard camper is made better than this house! However the aluminum siding on my childhood home built in 1967, still has the same aluminum siding on it. I see no reason for it to ever go bad. It may be true that even if you can get aluminum siding today, it may be thinner and inferior to what was put on our house back then: that would need to be looked at if I wanted a house with siding. Think concrete and brick for me. If I build a new house it will be built to withstand ANYTHING: hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, no flood zone and even limited gun fire! The aircraft hanger and shop would be also built to a similar standard. However watching your videos I was thinking of an old fashioned barn. I had guessed that you could make 24 foot beams! So 24 foot white oak beams and hemlock reverse board and batten on the barn.(that is not the way old fashioned barn siding was put on. However I would not use the barn the same way they did back then, so it needs to be sealed up) We would use Mortise and Tenon Joints for the beams if anyone knows how to do that today. Sorry: the roof would be marine plywood with steel roofing. I would use screws on the siding and roof. no nails in the whole thing and the Mortise and Tenon system does not use anything but wood.