> Mike - I use two Freud Diablo carbide tipped 7-1/2" thin kerf
> (1/16") in a gang cutting setup on the table saw. These blades are
> available at Home Depot for about $10. Put the first blade on the arbor,
> then a spacer, then the second blade, and the washer and nut. You will
> have to fool around a bit with the spacer. I used a thin circle of ash,
> less than 1/4" thick, and added spacers from my Freud dado set until
> I got the correct strip thickness. Then adjust the rip fence to the
> outside blade to give the same thickness. Run some scrap to check
> everything. Once set up, I get 2 strips per pass, both the same thickness,
> reasonably smooth, and only half the sawdust than from a 1/8" kerf
> blade for two strips. I have cut all the 1/4" cedar for a 16'
> Adirondack guide boat, and all the 3/16" mahogany strips for my Wee
> Lassie II canoe. The blades are still sharp.

John,

I'm planning on using my little Delta bench saw, would it have enogh horses to use this method?

Another Mike (Hanks)