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Strip: Ripping better strips
By:Stephen Troy
Date: 1/15/2011, 11:29 pm

I ripped my first 2x10x12' today (after quite a bit of practice on scrap), and ran into a few issues.

My cuts on scrap weren't completely straight once I was handling a 12' board, so I decided to do 1/4" cuts and use the planer to bring them down to 3/16". As the imperfections added up, sections of a 1/4" strips approached 3/16". I'd plane down the high parts of the board's edge a bit, but eventually just flipped the board and worked from the other side. Is this the best way to go? No huge deal but I have a 2x12" tomorrow so flipping may not be the best option (I could always flip the board and then rip as many inches as the narrow) point.

I'm wondering if a) the best way to improve cuts and b) how to clear up bad board edges.

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Strip: Ripping better strips
Stephen Troy -- 1/15/2011, 11:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/16/2011, 12:53 am
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Al Edie -- 1/16/2011, 3:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/16/2011, 3:27 am
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Al Edie -- 1/16/2011, 3:38 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/16/2011, 7:04 am
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Tony Olsen -- 1/16/2011, 9:02 am
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Mike Savage -- 1/16/2011, 12:42 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/16/2011, 1:37 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 1/16/2011, 5:55 am
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Jay Babina -- 1/16/2011, 9:01 am
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Ian Cummins -- 1/16/2011, 5:08 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 1/16/2011, 7:23 pm
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Ian Johnson -- 1/16/2011, 8:08 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 1/16/2011, 10:49 pm
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Tony Olsen -- 1/16/2011, 10:58 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 1/16/2011, 11:04 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/16/2011, 9:10 pm
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Phil Nelson -- 1/16/2011, 10:03 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/18/2011, 10:39 am
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Phil Nelson -- 1/18/2011, 4:17 pm
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Stephen Troy -- 1/17/2011, 12:31 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/17/2011, 4:02 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/17/2011, 6:43 am
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