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Re: Strip: Putting a 5 deg. bevel on strips
By:Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K
Date: 12/10/2010, 8:45 am
In Response To: Strip: Putting a 5 deg. bevel on strips (Stephen Troy)

: I've seen Rob and others mention the advantage of using a rolling
: bevel rather than B&C, and that starting with a 5 degree
: bevel is a good idea.

: How is this put on the strips? I assume it's done during ripping,
: but I don't get how it would be done.

I put a 3˚ bevel on ONE edge of each strip and mark that edge with a pencil check every three feet
as I cut it, so there's no confusion as to which edge has the bevel.

After the strips are ripped for thickness, lay them flat and run one edge past the saw blade tiled to 3˚.

If the saw is set properly and safely with featherboards to hold strips, this is a fast operation.

On my designs, this amount of bevel is enough to strip 90 percent of the hull & deck without hand beveling.

All the best,
Rob

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Putting a 5 deg. bevel on strips
Stephen Troy -- 12/10/2010, 2:27 am
Re: Strip: Putting a 5 deg. bevel on strips
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/10/2010, 8:45 am
Thanks Rob! *NM*
Stephen Troy -- 12/10/2010, 11:22 am
Re: Strip: Putting a 5 deg. bevel on strips
Bill Hamm -- 12/10/2010, 9:22 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/10/2010, 10:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/11/2010, 12:19 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/11/2010, 2:36 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/12/2010, 12:46 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/12/2010, 12:47 am
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Randy Echtinaw -- 12/10/2010, 5:03 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/10/2010, 8:19 am
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Randy Echtinaw -- 12/10/2010, 9:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/10/2010, 2:43 pm
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Jay Babina -- 12/10/2010, 10:42 am
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Randy Echtinaw -- 12/10/2010, 11:01 am