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Re: Strip: bevel while ripping
By:Stephen Troy
Date: 9/9/2011, 1:08 pm
In Response To: Strip: bevel while ripping (Bill VerSteeg)

When I did this, I was working with 2x12 x 12' boards. I was ripping effectively 1.5" thick strips, and I put the bevel on them when ripping them in half.

Before each strip went through, I went to the "front" of the strip marked the left side "F1" and the other side "F2." Ripped them in half with the blade at the angle of bevel I wanted. Sitting side-by-side the bevels don't match if you immediately stack them.

Once you flip one half onto the other, the bevels on the stacked strips do match and F1/F2 doesn't matter any more (except for double checking; one is always face up and the other is always face down in the stack). Then I took a pencil and marked the low edge of the bevel every few feet. You could mark for strips simultaneously by stacking and fanning them a little. I took a piece of paper and drew a cross-section of the strip with an exaggerated bevel on it with an indication of where the mark was in case I forgot, because it's not easy to see something that's only a of couple degrees. This way I can have a stack of strips that get a little disorganized, but I always know where the bevels are.

: I am about to start my 3rd kayak, and I am going back to bevelled
: edges as opposed to bead and cove. Bead and cove went on the
: forms very nicely, but it was a PITA to make the strips.

: On my first boat, I ripped the strips square then used a plane to
: bevel as I stripped the boat. I recently read that if you put a
: few degrees of angle on the table saw while ripping the strips,
: you get a bevel that is pretty close to what you need and the
: hand planing is minimal. So, I am thinking about how to do this,
: and it seems that you need to flip the wood while ripping. If
: you just rip away, you get the same angle on both faces, right?
: I am thinkng you have to alternate ends on the 1x6 when
: ripping.......

: I want to keep track of the strips as I rip them so I can match the
: grain as I strip. Maybe I can mark the end of the 1x6 with a
: diagonal line so I can keep the strips in order.

: Any pointers?

Messages In This Thread

Strip: bevel while ripping
Bill VerSteeg -- 9/9/2011, 11:25 am
Re: Strip: bevel while ripping
Stephen Troy -- 9/9/2011, 1:08 pm
Re: Strip: bevel while ripping
Kurt Maurer -- 9/9/2011, 6:35 pm
Re: Strip: bevel while ripping
Bill Hamm -- 9/10/2011, 6:53 am