Reply to "Cutting out windows and doors in wooden sheet (clapboard siding)"

@MELGAR posted:

Using a metal ruler, locate the corners and draw the window area onto the rear side of the clapboard sheet, lightly with a pencil. Start at each corner and cut a short distance diagonally (say 1/4 inch at a 45-degree angle) toward the window area with a new single-edge razor blade. This will prevent splitting along the clapboards when the sides are cut. Use the tip of the blade to make two short (1/4 inch at 90 degrees) cuts along the edges at each corner. Lay the metal ruler along the window edges and cut carefully. File inside edges until windows fit.

MELGAR

Wow, that building looks really nice. I can't tell from the unpainted picture, is the clapboard affect in the original woor piece or is it like a laminate added over the balsa wood. If a laminate, where do go to purchase that type of textured materials.

Thanks,