This afternoon I took a piece of weathered cedar fencing and ran it through my planer. It really came out nicely. The gray, rough hewn side of the cedar gave way to a lovely reddish brown with a some nice patina elements: nail holes, etc. So I am thinking of scrounging enough old cedar fence planks to cover my cathedral ceiling. I will have wallboard underneath.
I was thinking of even trying to increase the coverage of one piece by slicing it in half, but I am not sure I have enough thickness to do that. The board I have is 5/8" thick. I could also just plane it down to 1/2" or so.
I was also thinking of ripping a 45 degree cut on each side to create a bit of overlap between the pieces.
So...what are the potential issues to consider?
Sounds like a great idea to me.
Take a look at Pinecone's build. He is doing a shiplap cut for his paneling with a beveled edge. Sounds better to me than a 45 degree cut.
I have a pile of cedar fence boards I'm planning on useing to finish the inside my cabin. I would like some input as well.
If you have the equipment....why not run them through a router or shaper and make them tongue and groove? ???
I have a router, but think the most I would be into would be to rabbet joint. I want the pieces to join easily, and I dislike the finessing one has to do with T&G.
Do you think is worth it to try and cut the 5/8" thick stock in half?
I m all for putting the cedar back to use!
I dont think it would be worth the effort to try and cut it in half. You only have 5/8 to start with so even if your very good with a 1/16 inch band saw and only take say 1/16th off in the plainer now you have old very dry cedar with nail holes and any other defects thats only 3/16ths inch thick. I dont see that holding a nail at all. You may be able to glue it up, but I think you would just end up with a lot of kindeling.
I would not rip it into thinner pieces. My experiences with reusing cedar fencing was that they split very easy. I believe the thinner pieces would split more easily.
Not ripping it is fine by me. I will just have to find more free wood.