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Ripping Helpers
By:Jay Babina
Date: 10/28/2017, 11:48 am
In Response To: Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best (JohnAbercrombie)

I ran into the same thing. Helpers can pull the wood, thinking they are helping but can easily pull it off the fence since they are usually on the far end and have enormous leverage. I have helpers (when they insist) only cradle the wood from the sag between roller stands if needed. Actually, I like a long board to collect the outfeed more than rollers all things considered for ripping long strips. I have an edge on it to catch the peel-off and use the roller stands for in-feed.

Eerything is not always ideal. I have ripped bent and twisted wood too. Sometime you run into gifts, or super deals on wood that's not always perfect. So you learn to adapt and make things work. I once got redwood (remember redwood?) from a deck coming down. Nail holes, the whole 9 yards. It made a beautiful boat.

Messages In This Thread

Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best approach?
Paul Harker -- 10/27/2017, 10:54 am
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
bob borovicka -- 10/27/2017, 1:12 pm
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best *PIC*
Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/27/2017, 1:40 pm
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best *PIC*
Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/27/2017, 1:44 pm
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/28/2017, 10:34 am
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/27/2017, 2:24 pm
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/27/2017, 3:08 pm
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/27/2017, 4:59 pm
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/28/2017, 10:18 am
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
Rod Tait - Orca Boats -- 10/27/2017, 3:46 pm
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/27/2017, 4:53 pm
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
Paul Harker -- 10/28/2017, 10:05 am
Re: Thin Kerf Blades Tenyru vs Freud
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/28/2017, 10:33 am
Re: Thin Kerf Blades Tenyru vs Freud
Bill Hamm -- 10/29/2017, 1:04 am
Re: Thin Kerf Blades Tenyru vs Freud
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/29/2017, 9:53 am
Re: Thin Kerf Blades Tenyru vs Freud
Bill Hamm -- 10/30/2017, 1:59 am
Re: Thin Kerf Blades Tenyru vs Freud
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/30/2017, 10:54 am
Re: Thin Kerf Blades Tenyru vs Freud
Bill Hamm -- 10/31/2017, 8:17 am
Re: Thin Kerf Blades Tenyru vs Freud
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/31/2017, 8:56 am
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/27/2017, 2:36 pm
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
Paul Harker -- 10/27/2017, 4:26 pm
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/27/2017, 4:51 pm
Ripping Helpers
Jay Babina -- 10/28/2017, 11:48 am
Re: Ripping Helpers
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/28/2017, 12:53 pm
Re: feed stands
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/28/2017, 9:32 pm
Re: feed stands
Bill Hamm -- 10/29/2017, 1:09 am
Re: feed stands
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/29/2017, 1:42 am
Re: feed stands
Jay Babina -- 10/29/2017, 7:42 am
Re: Making wood slide
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/29/2017, 9:56 am
Re: Making wood slide
Bill Hamm -- 10/30/2017, 2:01 am
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
Bill Hamm -- 10/28/2017, 12:05 am
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
Olli -- 10/28/2017, 7:57 am
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
Paul Harker -- 10/28/2017, 10:07 am
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
Bill Hamm -- 10/29/2017, 1:13 am
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
Paul Harker -- 10/30/2017, 6:18 pm
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/31/2017, 9:11 am
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
Bill Hamm -- 11/2/2017, 9:24 pm
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
JohnAbercrombie -- 11/2/2017, 11:57 pm
Re: Material: 5/4 Rough Western Red Cedar -- best
Bill Hamm -- 11/7/2017, 12:37 am