Board and Batten Siding, Paradise Point - Ep 20 

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Thank you for all your videos. I’m building myself a cabin in Montana and your videos have been a lot of help.

I always love it when you refer to “this is how my dad it”! His legacy lives on thru your carpentry. My dad built a barn when I was young and I can still see the trusses and barn being built by him. He taught me a lot. It has stood for over 50 years now. I have enjoyed watching this cabin build and learn something every time I watch.

I wouldn't worry so much about shrinking as I would about swelling when the wood expands with moisture from rain and so forth. Here in New England we always leave a space between boards. That's what the batten is for and if the siding is to be painted we prime both sides to help prevent cupping. Same is done with clapboards.

Cutting a relief in that siding is a slick trick! Great job buddy! 👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏🙏

i've just learnt a few more techniques... cheers.

I had to watch this video a second time it was so good. The peace of God rests upon you brother. The peace of God on you can be felt in your videos. Your videos are a great blessing.

Your work looks good.

Awesome!

Beautiful job👍

Wow! I’m always impressed with the planning you do for “what’s gonna happen” to wood in the future! 👍🏻

Looking good my Brother!

Always a pleasure to watch your progress, looking great!

Always a pleasure to watch your progress, looking great! Beautiful job!

Great job. Thanks for all the good tips.

Looks fantastic. Thank you for sharing your video.🙏

Awesome job sir it is coming along looking real good Can't wait to see it finished on the inside

You certainly thought of everything! Thanks for sharing Paul👍

Loved

good to see you back with another great lesson-god bless

Really great work cabin is looking wonderful

It's always a pleasure to watch your videos brother Paul, you have a lot of wisdom to share.

The log cabin takes shape more and more. Congratulations Paul you are very good. Blessings.

Thank you. Looks very nice👍👍

Looking absolutely awesome Mr. Paul take care stay safe and God bless.

Looking good Paul , have a great weekend , thanks for sharing , God bless brother !

Looks great. I like the 30° bevel on the bottom. I love board and batten siding. Take care. STAY SAFE!!

Good to see you again Paul. Beautiful masterclass in notching for warp prevention. Your videos continue to provide new and exciting details not normally seen with offgrids or general self build projects like this. Thanks as always for sharing your years of wisdom with us and be safe out there

Slow & steady makes a good build👍

Carpenter, you teach me something every time I watch. God bless you brother.

Great craftsmanship as usual. That 30 degree cut really gives it a finished look.

You are a very good educator. You're easy going and easy to comprehend. Everything you say makes sense and then I get to see the theory in application. Excellent video series. Thanks!

Thanks for sharing, Paul. Wonderful job, as usual. Thank you for explaining the smile to the boards...I was ignorant of that and I appreciate the information. I am finishing a bed platform in my motorhome with pine boards butted together. I'll be able to apply that knowledge with this small project. 😊

I was taught that you only nail one side of the baton to let the board shrink; and come back next year to finish nailing.

Looking beautiful as always Paul! We always learn something from each episode. So much to think about when building or adding to a log home. Your window trim is awesome as well. Hope your wife is doing better!😊💕

Beautiful job on the siding and batten. How nice that you carry on your father’s tradition with the 30 degree angle at the bottom. God bless🙏💕😊👍

Again,coming along in fine fashion! His grandkids will enjoy that cabin for years ! Take care,my friend. 🤠

This has to be one of my favourite channels. I learn something new every video. I just love that cabin.

Real wood, real boards, great !

Dang that sure does looks good, I wish I knew about that 30 degree angle, that’s a good ideal, I’m going to have to start doing that, I still have to put my batten on most of my addition so I’m going to start doing that, i appreciate your videos, there so much knowledge to learn. Thank you

I could sit n watch you work with the wood all day

Hello The Bearded Carpenter! This is amazing! Thanks for the very nice video! I saw it with great interest! Great! Have a nice day!

Man, that looks real good Paul. I like the that you put a touch of your Dad into a build. That's a great tradition. As always, great video and great editing/production. Take care.

Helpful as I plan on chinking soon.

That is a neat trick cutting relief grooves in those boards. I have done B and B siding on an out building before and had it crawl everywhere... Your craftsmanship is amazing so if you followed your fathers example he must have been a master carpenter in every respect.

Looking great Paul! Picked up a few tips from your video!

I like the way you cut the backside of the boards so they will lay flat....the 30 degree angle makes the bottom of the wall look real clean....looks great Bro. Paul Blessings to you and your family

Looking great Paul my Bearded brother. God Bless you my friend.

I like the angle on the bottom of the batons. Nice detail

I'm doing my retirement cabin right now. Great video!! I'll be back.

Job's looking AMAZING Paul. I hope you and your good lady are both enjoying good health. Thanks for sharing Paul stay safe

Beautiful. Peace brother.

Your video explained later why you nailed into both boards so thanks

Sir, you are an amazing carpenter,wish I could watch more of you and your awesome videos,you should put out a video of you starting a project from the time you cut a log to the time you Make it a part of a house

Awesome build NC USA 🇺🇸

Love the tip on the cupped board cutting a relief slot but I noticed something you were doing when nailing in your narrow strips that overlap your boards. I was always told when nailing the narrow strips to only shoot the nails into 1 board. If you should nails into both boards as the board expands and contracts with weather the narrow strip can split. By nailing into only 1 board as the boards change the narrow strip is essentially floating across the board that its not nailed to.

That looks awesome, it’s a good contrast from the main cabin

Just as I was asking myself the questions about how you seemed to be securing the batten strips, you started talking about how/why it was going to be OK under your circumstances. God bless!

Maravilhoso trabalho..um abraço Paul

Paul great video there eh! Love the detail with the 30 deg cut on the bottom strips will use that in the future thanks for sharing

The Bearded Carpenter is What's Up!!!!!!!!

Very informative video sir. I hadn't thought of boiled linseed oil as an exterior finish. I guess that makes since though since it is used for tool handle finish. How long does it last before needing to apply more? Some of the white pine siding boards we put up on the tree house build were pretty green when we put them up and they have shrunk and there are gaps, but I guess that is what the battens are for 😁. No cracking or boards cupping badly though. Just used galvanized twisted siding nails. Thanks for the video. Lord's blessing upon you and your family!

Goood morning! Now I’ve often wondered , if you take a piece at kiln dried lumber and put it outside , wouldn’t it tend to swell ? I know when it’s raining relative humidity is at 100 %. One of the many things I have no answer to. Thanks , love the channel

Beautiful job I apologize i think I accidentally hit the thumbs down button then hit the thumbs up hope this corrected it

God Bless 🙏😇🙏 Will you be using silicon, caulk, or a natural sealant? I saw where you said linseed oil, will that also seal where boards are joined together?

Is yellow pine generally available or is this a precious local resource. Do you let it dry further, less than 5% moisture before you apply the boiled linseed oil. And how often, in future years would you have to reapply. I'm thinking there must be a lot of upkeep on this beautiful siding job.

Another comment because I was drawn to share something. Folks in the Ozarks and the Appalachians know timber. I was blessed to be raised in the Ozarks and taught a few things by my father, born 1912, and, in his youth, an old tie hacker. Selling ties to the railroad was one of the few things for cash money that you could do at that time. I showed an interest and he taught me. Every type of tree has particular qualities and weaknesses. This timber won't stand weathering. This one is bad to Crack and warp. This one is easiest to work. This is good firewood. That won't burn well. Some folks don't understand that lumber comes from a living tree and even after it's sawn and shaped it still trys to act like a tree. It trys to to follow the crown. It expands and contracts with the changes in the weather. A good carpenter understands that. He knows timber, it's weaknesses and it's strengths and he can use that knowledge to put something good together, something strong that will stand the stress, the weather, and the time. Now that, my friend, is a carpenter. Someone told me once that Jesus was a carpenter. I thought, "Now, I understand that. I think that might be appropriate." Blessings on you, Mr. Bearded.

I thought u was pose to nail between the boards to hold the battens down so the wood could move as it swells and shrinks.

Relief cut

I'm not an expert or overly experienced at building, but am curious about why you left a settling space above the door when this appears to be a stick built addition, and the moisture content of the wood was 6% or less. I know many log cabins require a leveling jack to allow for settling...but have never heard of or seen one on a video used for a stick built home or an addition.

Obviously lengths vary, what size boards did you use and the. Strips

I noticed an electric box cut into a log at the beginning of the video, and by the end it had a cover on it, so I assume electric work was being done that day. Do you do the electric work, and are there any videos of the electric work being done? Keep up the good work. Thank you.

Can cdx sheathing be used for the siding? Would it hold up to the weather if it was caulked and painted?

could have offset the batten trim nails or at least set them in at 40deg so that one could relax and not fracture the batten.

Can you clarify for me what the sizes are in width for the boards and the battens? Thanks

I'd be more worried about the boards swelling and not having any place to go, than shrinking more. SR

I don’t have sheathing underneath? Just foam board? I’m in Alaska and don’t want to sheath w OSB sheathing (which is the norm up here) would this method work for me? Can the 1x12 from Lowe’s work for board and batten also? Ty

Nice job but maybe divid the length so the buttons are equal

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How wide are those boards?

I used 6 and 10 inch b&b. It felt more masculin

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Great effort looks great.... your method of fastening is incorrect . Your board may split due to movement.nail one side of the board only batten will secure the other side of the board... when nailing on batten, be sure not to put nail through board . Here is a good example thanks ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kvo2sC5jFi0.html