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Blue chalk to know when bevel is cut. *Pic*
By:John Monfoe
Date: 11/2/2001, 6:29 am
In Response To: Good advice Paul (Jim McCool)

This really worked well for cutting my bevels. When I got use to it I could cut an 8' bevel in about a minute. I could cut 5,7 1/2, 10 and 20 degree bevels using this one grove by slipping another strip loose fence against the fixed one, and sometimes two. Also slipping a 1/4" strip into the grove and setting my 3/4" strip on top of it. The 5 degree was used 80 percent of the time. I had a piece of wood nailed to the end to keep the beveled strip from slipping forward while planing. The strip holding grove was slighly wider then 1/4" and 1/2" deep with the edge closest to the fixed fence measuring 1 1/8". I use a finger plane to cut my rolling bevels. It was so simple and was the best thing I did while building my last boat.

John in IN

Messages In This Thread

Cedar in North Carolina
Steve Mehder -- 10/31/2001, 9:56 am
Re: Cedar in North Carolina
Brent Curtis -- 11/1/2001, 5:01 pm
Re: Cedar in North Carolina
Patsy -- 11/2/2001, 8:18 am
Re: Cedar in North Carolina
Dave Houser -- 11/1/2001, 12:16 am
Sanding disk for strips
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/31/2001, 2:18 pm
Good advice Paul
Jim McCool -- 11/1/2001, 9:03 am
Blue chalk to know when bevel is cut. *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 11/2/2001, 6:29 am
Nice setup John, Thanks JJ. *NM*
Jim McCool -- 11/2/2001, 7:54 am