Board and Batten siding? If so - I've cut a few orders of it...
Most folks look for the widest boards and narrowest battens. I would not go with anything less than 6" boards spaced 1/4 ~ 1/2" apart, battens should overlap by at least 1". If you use wider boards, increase batten size (wider batten) to allow for greater shrinkage. There really is no set widths for board and batten siding but a good combination seems to be 1x3 battens and 1x10 boards, this combination is the most popular with my customers. Siding should be nailed to good 2" thick furring strips. Boards up to 6" wide should be set with one nail in the center of the board. Likewise the batten covering the gap between boards should be set with one nail also in the center of the batten. The shank passing between the edges of the boards (this is important) Use two nails for boards over 8" wide, space the nails approx 2 1/2" to 3" apart. Nailing and spacing this way allowed for shrinkage and expansion - less chance for the boards to crack because the are allowed to move under the batten. Wait one season then prime and paint this give the boards ample time to air dry.
Depending on how long you want your siding to last you could go with SYP or Poplar both which will last several years, white oak may outlast me. Other good choices are sycamore and cypress - sycamore like white oak and cypress is quite rot resistant and will hold up for a long time to come. Use hot dripped galvanized 12 and 16d screw shank nails to help prevent nail pop.
Talk to Ivey or Randy (Wood Butcher) they are not all that far from you - I'm sure one of them will hook you up.
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