T&G Effect

[JimM169]

I'm knocking up a panel from pallet wood but want to re-create a T&G effect so it's a bit more visually appealing. Have very little woodworking skills but do have a router and a table saw so think my options are

a) Assemble the panel and then run a V groove bit along the joins
b) Run a chamfer bit along the edges, knocking off the corners before joining the boards together.
c) Use the table saw to knock off the corner along each board before joining together (basically the same as b but using a different tool)

Would one option be better than the others?

[wolfracesonic]

I’d say put a chamfer on each edge, then glue the panel up, however do you have a hand/ power plane? That would be my choice, safer than the table saw and probably neater than using a chamfering bit on rough sawn timber.

[OutInTheShed]

I made a door for a recycling bin store much the same.
The bottom of each plank I chamferred to about 45 degrees, the top to about 30.

I used a power plane, it's easy to hold the planks in a workmate.

It wouldn't do for boat building, but it keeps the rain out.