I cut strips with a Craftsman 10 inch contractor saw. It has worked very well for cutting NWC into strips, canvas canoe planks, rib stock and a lot of hard wood to boot. What I did to really help me in cutting all these things is convert the motor to 208 volts. It cuts up to 3 1/4 inches without stalling the motor, the blade will sometimes slow but only it I push to hard. This is a good modification that Craftsman gives conversion instructions for, in the parts maual. I also installed a 10 Thin Kerf Freud blade and keep it sharp. When it starts to burn wood I replace it with a sharp one.