: I do all of my scarfs on a disc sander. Just hold the two strips
: together against a square block to
: keep them perpendicular to the table and push against the disc. The
: angle isn't too critical as
: it will be the same on both strips and the process is far safer
: than the shrapnel produced on a
: table saw with any kind of "safe" jig.
: Don't get me wrong. I love my table saw! For the right uses.
: Les C.
Me too! I used to use a chop saw, it was safe and quick but not much faster and nowhere near as accurate as the disc sander - I didn't think of using it for scarfs when I got it and now I wish I'd bought a bigger one! I never got myself a table saw - too risky, too limited, too big and too scary.
(signed) "the chicken scarfer"
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