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I need to locate some 6″ bevel siding, whether it be cedar or fir, that
has a 1/2″ (roughly) bead at the bottom.
Thickness of the siding needs to be from
about 3/16″ to 5/8″. Help!
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Yes, but WHERE are you?
*I'm in Easton, CT. Anywhere in Fairfield County, CT. or thereabouts would be convenient. I only need about 200 lineal feet at lengths no greater than 10'.Need anymore information?
*You should have no trouble finding a decent mill in your area. Call around? The profile you describe -sounds- like one of the ordinary stock items at a lumberyard here (No. VA). If you can't find it, consider buying 6" siding and routing it yourself, probably getting a better match ... quick and easy with a router table (finally built mine).
*I've asked around and I think as, you mentioned cutting the bead on some some stock 1/2" x 6" is going to be the best solution for the budget. Only problem will be that the thickness of the overall boards will be less doing it this way. Thanks for responding to my question and yes, I only recently built myself a router table as well. They always ended up getting put together as simply as possible considering how little time is left at the end of theday. I'm using clamps to hold the fence...does the job! Do you do use your router to cut dovetails and if so what type of Jig system do you use. I'm finding myself building more and more built-in cabinetry and need to be able to make dovetailed drawers cost effectively...is it better to have themdone by a shop that just does that type of thing?!
*Oh my, dovetails are much too classy for me! I use my dovetail bit to cut hinge mortises (it has a top bearing). The Fine Woodworking site would be the place to go. BTW, I used the Rousseau router plate to hold the router in a piece of 3/4" ply and it works quite well as an extension table on the table saw. Maybe I'll eventually spring for a router fence with some sort of pressure rollers (Rousseau sells one); for now I clamp a wooden fence to the saw fence and tack on featherboards...You could also get some 8" beveled stock and rip it to your needs.