Hi,
I am not a woodworker by any means but I have what I think is a pretty
straight forward task. I need to make a piece of trim for my sailboat
out of Teak.
The piece needs to be ~ 5"x30" and depending on what I can find
somewhere between 0.5" to 1" thick. Other than some screw holes the only
major modification required will be a 10"x1.125" slot (for a daggerboard).
How difficult is Teak to work with? I don't have a mill so any
suggestions on the slot?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Jonno.
"Jonno" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> The piece needs to be ~ 5"x30" and depending on what I can find somewhere
> between 0.5" to 1" thick. Other than some screw holes the only major
> modification required will be a 10"x1.125" slot (for a daggerboard).
>
> How difficult is Teak to work with? I don't have a mill so any suggestions
> on the slot?
Number of ways to make the slot.
Drill a series of holes and file out the rest of it.
Drill a hole at each end and use a jig saw to removed the rest of it.
Find a friend with a router and ask him to cut the slot. Often, these types
of requests are made with the wood in one hand, a six pack in the other.
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> Number of ways to make the slot.
>
> Drill a series of holes and file out the rest of it.
> Drill a hole at each end and use a jig saw to removed the rest of it.
> Find a friend with a router and ask him to cut the slot. Often, these types
> of requests are made with the wood in one hand, a six pack in the other.
Boy the exchange rate is bad, around here it'd be a "slab"!