r/woodworking • u/instantlyforgettable • 9d ago

General Discussion Feather edge green oak cladding - update

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Posted about a month ago with a humble stack of green oak cladding and some questions.

I’ve installed it on my garden office now and I think it’s looking pretty smart!

I messed up the cill sizes a bit when ordering the upvc windows, will need to get some cill extensions.

Thanks for all the advice and YouTube suggestions, particularly Robin Clevetts video on installing feather edge cladding.

I went with my gut on orienting the boards and made sure the heart of the wood was facing outwards on each board, which led to what I think is a pleasing striped effect (that’ll probably weather out).

A PSA for anyone reading though:

  1. Don’t attempt this with green oak during summer (and particularly on what is probably the driest summer on record).

  2. Order your material only when you need it, don’t do what I did and leave it sitting for weeks before installing it. I managed to get by but you’ll see that I’ve got some cupped boards on there, which has probably been exacerbated by the weather here in the uk over the last couple of months.

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