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Re: Tools: Improved strip scarf jig
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/8/2010, 12:34 am
In Response To: Re: Tools: Improved strip scarf jig (Terry Haines)

: I have a simple method for cutting scarfs in thin strips, using a
: miter or chop saw. I square off a couple of guide blocks, same
: thickness as the strips, and stick them to the saw base using
: double sided tape; the space between them is a snug fit for the
: strips. Then I rotate the blade to the required angle, insert
: the strip and cut. The blade tends to pull the strip into the
: saw, so I put a spring clip on the strip at he end of one of the
: blocks to stop that happening. Gives a very quick, very clean
: cut.

Hi Terry,

Jeff's not cutting strips, like for a stripper, he's cutting stringers for a SOF, much thicker wood. Can certainly be done by hand but it's a fairly slow process if you're making lots of cuts.

Bill H.

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Tools: Improved strip scarf jig *PIC*
Kudzu -- 3/26/2010, 8:34 am
Re: Tools: Improved strip scarf jig
Bill Hamm -- 3/28/2010, 1:11 am
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Kudzu -- 3/28/2010, 4:14 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/29/2010, 12:49 am
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Kudzu -- 3/29/2010, 7:49 am
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Terry Haines -- 4/7/2010, 6:48 pm
Re: Tools: Improved strip scarf jig
Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2010, 12:34 am
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Terry Haines -- 4/13/2010, 5:30 pm
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Kudzu -- 4/13/2010, 9:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/14/2010, 7:53 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/29/2010, 12:48 am
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George -- 3/26/2010, 11:44 am
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Kudzu -- 3/26/2010, 2:26 pm
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George -- 3/26/2010, 2:33 pm