Here are a few techniques I use to break down large sheets of plywood into manageable-sized pieces suitable for woodworking.
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grizzman
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#1 posted 129 days ago
well im not quite sure i got it….but ill watch it again, after i get going, and once i go , im sure ill get it..by the way i just cut a full sheet on my table saw, so i still got it…
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helluvawreck
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#2 posted 129 days ago
I never herd of Get Woodworking Week. Interesting. I never saw your video.
I use a circular saw and four identical saw horses on my driveway quite often. It works pretty well. (I have a small shop) :-|
helluvawreck aka Charles
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lumberdustjohn
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#3 posted 129 days ago
Took a while to load up.
I try to use the table saw for all of my cuts. If not, a free hand, eye and pencil mark is close enough and dress it up on the table saw.
-- Safety first because someone needs you.
PurpLev
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#4 posted 129 days ago
god, you butchered the “get woodworking week” to it’s final end… :)
nice vid! very nice setup with the truck and mobile workbench, I liked that.
since I don’t have a truck, I actually handle sheet goods on the floor with a substrate of MDF (same idea as the styrofoam) – the trick is to have the substrate narrower than your sheet goods so that the edges of your sheet good can be clamped to the straight edge, then everyone is happy (er)
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Dennisgrosen
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#5 posted 129 days ago
I use four 2×4 on the floor to place sheetgoods on when cuting
but thinking of making a cuting griid on two sawhorses now my knee´s
has started to give the no-no pain signal when they smell floor work
thanks for a good vidio as always Steve :-)
Dennis
Bill_N
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#6 posted 129 days ago
Must be some good pot…. LOL
I enjoyed it
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Craftsman on the lake
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#7 posted 129 days ago
Truck tailgate…. I use that two. Rarely do I take full sheets into the shop.
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#8 posted 129 days ago
Very cool! It’s hard for me to pick up sheets of plywood too! Normally I get a helper pick it up!
-- If I can do it.....so can you! -AJswoodshop
wooded
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#9 posted 129 days ago
I Don’t know if I’ll ever try to do anything that difficult again!...................I’m worn out….......;-J
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Monte Pittman
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#10 posted 128 days ago
I’m not sure I learned anything new, but as usual you made it fun to watch.
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
Roger
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#11 posted 128 days ago
A very fine Ford truck. OH, and good vid about breakin down plywood.
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rance
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#12 posted 128 days ago
Some nice Low-End woodworking there Steve. ;) Thanks for sharing. Really. You are a hoot. And also humble. You are a humble hoot. Or a hoot that is humble?
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grosa
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#13 posted 128 days ago
I enjoyed this video.
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hjt
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#14 posted 125 days ago
I agree with Bill N and wonder if you’re going to share? Don’t Bogart!!!
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