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Made all the rips, worked great with the circular saw. It had a 20 tooth blade in it and that seemed to work well both with a guide or freehand following a pencil line.

To robinson46176, your right. There isn't a big deal. I saw three ways to rip these long boards and was curious if there were any ...

Some updates on my end. I've got the saw horses set up with the boards and it strikes me as very stable and secure. The weight helps hold the boards in place as well as the bar clamps. I'll start ripping in the morning when it's cooler in the garage. Humidity is very high right now...

Thanks for ...

Great replies, thanks!

After reading these I think I'm most comfortable at my skill level using the circular saw on top of saw horses for the long 8 foot rips. Option #3

I can clamp the boards down with a guide for the circular saw. The picture of the heavy long boards binding and wandering ...

Hi guys, new user to these forums but it looks like they are very active which is very encouraging.

Background:
I inherited a Shopsmith model 500 with jointer, bandsaw and sander and now I want to make use of it to build simple furniture. I have requests from my wife and other ladies in the family ...