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Re: 2x wood
By:Dan Lindberg
Date: 2/1/2000, 1:35 pm
In Response To: Re: Old cedar might be brittle ?? (Spidey)

Spidey,

If you can get 2x use it, just cut it in half to get managable pieces, ie, cut a 2x4 to 2 2x2's. Then rip the strips, after cutting them, tape the bundle togeather and cut in half to get 3/4" strips.

Using a thin kerf (1/16) blade, I got 24 strips per 2x4, took 3 2x4's to do the boat.

Dan

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> and that is probably because they have to start
> with the 2 by stuff to get 3/4" - Otherwise it comes 1/2" -
> 9/16" tops. Sigh.

> Best Regards, Spidey

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Old cedar might be brittle ??
Spidey -- 1/31/2000, 12:11 am
Re: Old cedar might be brittle ??
Spidey -- 2/2/2000, 12:45 am
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Hank -- 1/31/2000, 2:44 pm
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Spidey -- 1/31/2000, 4:30 pm
Re: 2x wood
Dan Lindberg -- 2/1/2000, 1:35 pm
Re: Old cedar might be brittle ??
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/31/2000, 7:17 pm
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Spidey -- 1/31/2000, 10:26 pm
Re: Old cedar might be brittle ??
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/1/2000, 3:35 am
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Carl -- 1/31/2000, 5:06 pm
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Spidey -- 1/31/2000, 6:24 pm
Re: Old cedar might be brittle ??
Ross Leidy -- 1/31/2000, 4:49 pm
Re: Old cedar might be brittle ??
Spidey -- 1/31/2000, 6:17 pm