Cut Ship Lap From Plywood Sheets

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Cut ship lap from plywood sheets.

I needed 110 square feet. Large sheets of plywood are dangerous to cut by yourself on a table saw. Set your table saw to the desired width and don t forget your safety glasses. Then i came home and used the saw to cut them to the width of the wall.

Sand the edges and surface of the plywood. I had the nice guy at the home improvement store cut a 4 x8 sheet for me and i brought it home all ready to go. And they ripped them down for free. We cut ours at random for a more rustic look to our shiplap accent wall.

Alternatively you could keep the 8 foot runs. The plywood was 8ft by 4ft so i needed 4 sheets. Cut the plywood into 6 strips. The easiest way to make shiplap from plywood is to have the hardware store cut the large 4 8 foot sheet for you.

Using a chop saw cut the planks down to your desired lengths. Mdf casing cut to the width of the wall. The boards were 22 a piece so my total was around 110. Making shiplap from plywood.

I bought my plywood from my local lowe s and they are always great about cutting things for me. If you cut your plywood into 5 7 8 strips you ll use the entire sheet without any waste. All 8 sheets of them. Measure your wall before you head to pick up your plywood.

Plywood 1 4 thick cut into 6 strips. Get a friend to help hold the plywood as you move it through the saw. We gave the guy a generous tip because it probably was more than they usually cut for free. I had them cut it for me at home depot so that saved a lot of work.

I asked them to rip it into 6 inch strips.