cutting thin edge of plank

Before you cut can you take the time to find a bandsaw with a fence?
Your result will have less waste and less likelyhood of snapping off
than trying to cut such a narrow strip with a circular saw. Many of us
have cut 1/4 strips with a circular saw but have used metal or wood
straight edges so it sounds as if you don't have a lot of devices at
your disposal.
Is this batten from a sail? That might flex too much.
Hope you can find the bandsaw - that would be your best choice of tool
to use. Second to that would be a table saw which I think would be
more prevalent than the bandsaws.

Marc

[email protected] wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am hoping someone can advise me of the most accurate way of cutting a
> =BC strip of wood from a plank six feet long. I need to save the wood
> strip for something else and the strip needs to be pretty much spot on.
> I suppose a six feet straight edge (which I do not have) would be the
> answer and then run a circular saw along it...
> A six feet battern probably would not be accurate enough.
> Any suggestions please.
> Thanks very much

marc rosen wrote:
> Before you cut can you take the time to find a bandsaw with a fence?
> Your result will have less waste and less likelyhood of snapping off
> than trying to cut such a narrow strip with a circular saw. Many of us
> have cut 1/4 strips with a circular saw but have used metal or wood
> straight edges so it sounds as if you don't have a lot of devices at
> your disposal.
> Is this batten from a sail? That might flex too much.
> Hope you can find the bandsaw - that would be your best choice of tool
> to use. Second to that would be a table saw which I think would be
> more prevalent than the bandsaws.
>
> Marc

Thanks for the advice. So other than a bandsaw a table saw would be a
good bet. I know someone who has one........

Cheers
>
> [email protected] wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > I am hoping someone can advise me of the most accurate way of cutting a
> > =BC strip of wood from a plank six feet long. I need to save the wood
> > strip for something else and the strip needs to be pretty much spot on.
> > I suppose a six feet straight edge (which I do not have) would be the
> > answer and then run a circular saw along it...
> > A six feet battern probably would not be accurate enough.
> > Any suggestions please.
> > Thanks very much

[email protected] wrote:
> marc rosen wrote:
> > Before you cut can you take the time to find a bandsaw with a fence?
> > Your result will have less waste and less likelyhood of snapping off
> > than trying to cut such a narrow strip with a circular saw. Many of us
> > have cut 1/4 strips with a circular saw but have used metal or wood
> > straight edges so it sounds as if you don't have a lot of devices at
> > your disposal.
> > Is this batten from a sail? That might flex too much.
> > Hope you can find the bandsaw - that would be your best choice of tool
> > to use. Second to that would be a table saw which I think would be
> > more prevalent than the bandsaws.
> >
> > Marc
>
> Thanks for the advice. So other than a bandsaw a table saw would be a
> good bet. I know someone who has one........
>
> Cheers
> >
> > [email protected] wrote:
> > > Hello
> > >
> > > I am hoping someone can advise me of the most accurate way of cutting=
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> > > =BC strip of wood from a plank six feet long. I need to save the wood
> > > strip for something else and the strip needs to be pretty much spot o=
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> > > I suppose a six feet straight edge (which I do not have) would be the
> > > answer and then run a circular saw along it...
> > > A six feet battern probably would not be accurate enough.
> > > Any suggestions please.
> > > Thanks very much

Thanks all for the help............................................

If I had this problem, I would cut a piece using the table saw and then pass
it through the planer, keeping the strip well supported as it transits the
planer.
Dave

<[email protected]> wrote in message

I am hoping someone can advise me of the most accurate way of cutting a
¼ strip of wood from a plank six feet long.

A table saw with a good fence and a knowledgeable operator is probably the
most "accurate" way, and probably the easiest/quickest as well ... although,
depending upon the wood, you could also do it with a quality circle saw, an
appropriate blade, and a good edge guide.

find someone who qualifies with the above ... a local cabinet shop, perhaps.

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