: Since I want to put the 3 deg. bevel on each strip per Rob M.'s
: advice, I could just rip the board straight up with 1.5"
: wide strips and then adjust the blade and rip each strip in half
: to get the bevel.

: Good/bad idea?

I started with a flat sawn 2 x 12, cut it into 1.5" strips, then ripped each of those to make two .75" strips. I did not find the extra step overly time consuming. Were I to do it again, I would do exactly what you are suggesting to get the bevel on the strips.

-T-