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For the guy who has cut his board 2or3 times and its still to short.

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jockmike2

Discussion Starter · Oct 11, 2007 (Edited by Moderator)

Here's a way to get one or maybe two more cuts out of that board. Using a scarf joint. What is a scarf joint, you say. Just make a jig with a 20 degree angle on it. Lay it on your board in the middle, using your circular saw make a long cut on the angle you just drew using a straight edge.. Next using your router, make a clean cut on both long cuts to joint both angle cuts. For every One inch in length you gain in length, you sacrifice 7/16 in width.
Look in the project section for a full page ariticle with pictures. Thats the only way I know how to through in a picture. jockmike

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FatherHooligan

· #2 · Oct 23, 2008 (Edited by Moderator)

Interesting, thanks for the tip on how much width you loose. I'd seen this technique elsewhere and wondered how effective it was and how you'd go about estimating the trade-off between width and length.

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