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Re: Shop: Moveable forms
By:Jack Sanderson
Date: 5/8/2003, 10:05 am
In Response To: Shop: Moveable forms (Thomas Badow)

Thomas,

In my opinion it is more important to get a consistent width strip than to worry about how much material you loose to the saw kerf. A uniform width will result in better quality beads and coves when you go to mill the strips. This in turn will give you tighter joints on the boat. A little more saw dust is worth avoiding the potential hassles later.

I used a 7” thin kerf circular saw blade in my table saw and got excellent results.

Jack

: I would like to build a double in my garage this summer, but it will barely
: fit. Is it possible and workable to place the form on lockable casters so
: it can be moved when necessary?
: Also, I plan on ripping the strips with my bandsaw. It would save a lot of
: material and is a much safer way to rip long flexible strips. Does the
: resulting rougher texture create a problem, or will it be sanded enough to
: not make that an issue. I also have a planer if the roughness is an issue,
: but that introduces another question about the planer's tendency to
: compress the surface wood fibers.

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Shop: Moveable forms
Thomas Badow -- 5/7/2003, 9:33 am
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Jack Sanderson -- 5/8/2003, 10:05 am
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Chip Sandresky -- 5/7/2003, 3:50 pm
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Ken Sutherland -- 5/7/2003, 6:44 pm
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DAVE SPRYGADA -- 5/7/2003, 3:28 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/7/2003, 3:26 pm
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Bobby Curtis -- 5/7/2003, 12:36 pm
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Rob P -- 5/7/2003, 2:02 pm
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John Schroeder -- 5/7/2003, 12:15 pm
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Greg Morse -- 5/8/2003, 9:30 am
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John Schroeder -- 5/9/2003, 11:24 am
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Greg Bridges -- 5/7/2003, 11:18 am
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Tom Yost -- 5/7/2003, 10:15 am