: I've never ripped hardwood with my jig saw, but the WRC Nikumi frame pictured
: below was ripped with a jig saw... all stringers and cross sections. I tried
: the fence, but found it to be a pain, so I just did it freehand cutting along
: a pencil line. It takes practice and concentration to get it right.

: It was just an experiment as I normally use a circular saw with
: fence...blashphemy for sure The Link below talks about this a bit more.

: Tom

I just purchased (and have 'skimmed') Morris' and Cunninghams books on SOF construction, thought about adapting some of their methods to your designs using wood frames, recognizing how much simpler your construction methods are. When I actually 'got down to it', it was apparent - you've already done that. But I wonder if you might comment on relative characteristics of your wood frames to those of either of these two authors. Obviously, you're substituting the 'stations' for the ribs (and the 'bending' process), but also, you epoxy the frames together rather than lashing; I would assume your frames are less flexible, and perhaps 'less forgiving'? I suspect you've already had that discussion here - but if you have, I missed it. Can you point me to a link - or if I'm incorrect - comments? Thanks.