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Hello,

I bought some rough cut ash for a project. I forgot to have them give me a straight cut on one side, so I don't have a clean edge to butt up against the table saw fence.

What is the easiest way to get a straight cut on an 8'-long board? I've done it in the past with a larger table saw, but I'm not exactly sure how to accomplish it on the smaller table of the Shopsmith.

Any pointers would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Dan

know anybody who'd loan you a nice big ol' jointer plane for a few days?

Another approach is to use a 'carrier' board. Here's a pic of one I used some years ago. I've since re-made it using T-trac and hold downs.

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Another method would be to use a straight edge and a hand-held circular saw to clean up the wavy edge. If your project calls for shorter pieces of lumber than the 8' you have, you could cross cut the boards into shorter lengths first and then remove the wavy edges on the Shopsmith or with a circular saw.