Crisp Cut In

foxtrapper · Post by **foxtrapper** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:35 am

Well, the first few pics show boards made from three. That's pretty obvious.

As for the rest, or using a tool, a darn good cut can be made with a jig saw or a band saw, using the same cutting technique for either.

One can also use a dado blade on the table saw.

burkhome · Post by **burkhome** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:58 am

I have used all the above methods at one time or another. The only thing I might ad is to score your cut line with a utility knife to break the surface fibers. Then cutting carefully up to the score will give pristine lines.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:52 am

foxtrapper wrote:Well, the first few pics show boards made from three. That's pretty obvious.

As for the rest, or using a tool, a darn good cut can be made with a jig saw or a band saw, using the same cutting technique for either.

One can also use a dado blade on the table saw.

Obvious glue lines?????
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All I see is grain!

Bottom looks like dado was used.

foxtrapper · Post by **foxtrapper** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:18 pm

JPG40504 wrote:Obvious glue lines?????

All I see is grain!

Zoom back out and you can see the seam lines. It's visible even zoomed in like you have it. The top seam is more obvious than the lower.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:22 pm

foxtrapper wrote:Zoom back out and you can see the seam lines. It's visible even zoomed in like you have it. The top seam is more obvious than the lower.

Apparently one person's grain pattern is another's glue line.

At least grain pattern is what I concluded it was!

joedw00 · Post by **joedw00** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:36 pm

I emailed the guy on the web page and here is his answer:
Hi Joe. Since I only had 4 to do, I just used the table saw blade cranked up to that height and nibbled it away by making repetitive cuts. You could also use a dado blade, a router bit, a coping saw, or even a chisel and mallet.

foxtrapper · Post by **foxtrapper** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:40 pm

joedw00 wrote:I emailed the guy on the web page and here is his answer:
Hi Joe. Since I only had 4 to do, I just used the table saw blade cranked up to that height and nibbled it away by making repetitive cuts. You could also use a dado blade, a router bit, a coping saw, or even a chisel and mallet.

Huh, maybe that glue seam isn't as obvious as I thought.