: Strip width can be anything you like, but make it consistent. If
: you don't, the strip height will vary across a butt joint, and
: the next strip will leave a gap. If you are splitting a 1
: 1/2" piece to make two finished strips, you will have to be
: careful to make sure that both sides of the cut produce exactly
: the same width strip. This may fussier than you expect. Also, if
: you use the surface of your original lumber as your finished
: strip edge, you will be vulnerable to inconsistencies in the
: precision of your 1 1/2" lumber.

: I use 5/8" strips, not 3/4, and this allows me to sequentially
: rip two strips off the 1 1/2" width rather than splitting
: the piece in one cut. One further rip, but since all
: strips go through the saw exactly the same way, the width is
: consistent.

: However, splitting 1 1/2" x3/16" pieces into two strips
: is rarely required, because if I have flat sawn 1 1/2"
: lumber, I resaw it on a bandsaw, put the

I'm not following this. Strip thickness matters greatly, strip width doesn't.

I've used varied widths before with no difficulties at all.

Bill H.