Stan,

I just finished ripping strips for a kayak I will build this winter using an old 10"Craftsman table saw with a 7 1/4 " blade. For some reason it left the strips thicker at the top of the cut, which I solved by flipping the board over between cuts. I'm not sure what caused the problem in the first place, but I suspect the 7 1/4" blade did not have enough teeth projecting above the cut. Another thing I noticed was that the amount of pressure on the feather board affected the thickness of the strips. This tended to vary as the width of the boards I was using was not consistent along their length. Due to the uneven strips, I'll use the rolling bevel method rather than bead and cove. Next time I think I will try "board buddies" and a 10" blade.