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Re: Strip: Hybrid - Straight edged boards for stri
By:Randy Oswald
Date: 11/13/2002, 10:37 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Hybrid - Straight edged boards for stri (Steve Rasmussen)

I second the thought of the person who said don't bother. For kayak strips jointing a board, no matter what method you use, is really wasted time (unless the board is really a banana). You're not looking for a "glue joint" rip cut here. Remember that the strips won't be flat/straight on the boat! You're really only after consistent thickness.

Use a good featherboard just in *front* of the blade and run each board through with any crown toward the fence. You want to apply enough force to keep the plank tight to the fence. I used a really long featherboard that hung over the edge of the table saw. I could press against it with my leg to vary the force on the plank as it went through the blade. Worked great.

Randy

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Hybrid - Straight edged boards for strips
Matt -- 11/12/2002, 7:16 pm
Re: Strip: Hybrid - Straight edged boards for stri *LINK*
D. Gordon -- 11/13/2002, 11:44 am
Re: Strip: Hybrid - Straight edged boards for stri
Steve Rasmussen -- 11/13/2002, 10:22 am
Re: Strip: Hybrid - Straight edged boards for stri
Randy Oswald -- 11/13/2002, 10:37 am
Re: Check Spidey's site for my straightener.
Rehd -- 11/12/2002, 11:45 pm
Re: Check Spidey's site for my straightener. *LINK*
Chip Sandresky -- 11/13/2002, 3:44 am
here is the site *LINK*
Frank Eberdt -- 11/13/2002, 3:43 am
Re: Strip: Hybrid - Straight edged boards for stri
Ken -- 11/12/2002, 11:02 pm
Re: Or Maybe This ...
Ken -- 11/12/2002, 11:15 pm
Re: Strip: Hybrid - Straight edged boards for stri *LINK*
Chip Sandresky -- 11/12/2002, 7:48 pm