I was thinking of a couple uses for some of the finish lumber I will be making from my home made boards. Cedar paneling in some limited areas, e.g. above the sun room windows might be doable as the area is not too large what with windows taking up most of the area. I will be triming out the windows in cedar so I figure why not do the small area of wall in cedar as well. It was suggested to me that I should use random or randomized lengths for a better look. Seems OK to me but...
What sort of carpenter stuff do you use to join the pieces together? Tongue and groove? I could run the pieces through the jointer and then "router" tongues and grooves and maybe get a real good flat seamless-except-for-variation-in-grain fit.
Is a "perfect fit" a smart goal? Should I "V" the edges a mite to hide any itsy bitsy variations?
I suppose if I do this, I will want all pieces of the same width. Do you tongue and groove the ends as well?
Any suggestions as to bits to use, size compared to board thickness, recommendaton for board thickness, whatwever I should ask if only I knew what I was doing?
Any astute guesses as to linear feet of tongue and or groove in cedar with bits (HSS or carbide or...)
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