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Keep it cheap
By:Dan Ruff
Date: 12/19/2002, 1:58 pm
In Response To: Tools: cutting S&G panels (Peter)

Since you are building a stitch and glue from plans, you are going to need a block plane for the scarf joints. That is the important tool to buy if you don't already have one. To cut the panels, just use what you already have and cut outside the lines. I had a cheap black & decker saber saw I got at a garage sale. It's a peice of junk, but the panels are thin, and even stacked on top of one another (to ensure they are cut identically) the saber saw had no trouble cutting the panels.

If you want an excuse to buy a nice new tool, then ignore my advice and just buy what you want. But you really don't need anything fancy at this point of the process. Just about anything will work. Cut outside the line, and use the block plane to get exactly to the line.

Messages In This Thread

Tools: cutting S&G panels
Peter -- 12/18/2002, 11:32 pm
Re: Tools: cutting S&G panels
Myrl Tanton -- 12/19/2002, 2:58 pm
what to use on inside curves?
mike allen -- 12/19/2002, 5:38 pm
Re: Belt Sander
Rehd -- 12/19/2002, 9:44 pm
Re: what to use on inside curves?
Myrl Tanton -- 12/19/2002, 6:21 pm
Keep it cheap
Dan Ruff -- 12/19/2002, 1:58 pm
Re: Keep it cheap
warrren -- 12/19/2002, 2:28 pm
Re: Tools: cutting S&G panels *LINK*
Severne -- 12/19/2002, 12:16 pm
Re: Tools: cutting S&G panels
Peter -- 12/19/2002, 9:17 pm
Re: Tools: cutting S&G panels
warrren -- 12/19/2002, 12:53 pm
$5 Stanley retractable utility blade
Tony -- 12/19/2002, 11:51 am
Re: Tools: cutting S&G panels *LINK*
Kurt Loup, Baton Rouge -- 12/19/2002, 8:31 am
Re: Tools: cutting S&G panels
Kurt Maurer -- 12/19/2002, 11:29 am
Re: Tools: cutting S&G panels
Kurt Loup, Baton Rouge -- 12/19/2002, 11:58 am
Re: Tools: cutting S&G panels
Kurt Maurer -- 12/19/2002, 4:13 pm
Re: Tools: cutting S&G panels
steve hartmann -- 12/19/2002, 8:05 am
Re: Tools: cutting S&G panels *LINK* *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 12/19/2002, 7:53 am
Re: DW 318 jigsaw
Shawn Baker -- 12/19/2002, 10:35 am
Re: Tools: cutting S&G panels
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/19/2002, 12:23 am
Re: Tools: cutting S&G panels
Peter -- 12/19/2002, 12:58 am
Re: Tools: cutting S&G panels *Pic*
David Hanson -- 12/19/2002, 10:24 am
Re: Tools: cutting S&G panels
Mark Normand -- 12/19/2002, 9:15 am