Well, all the timber is now dressed and ready to have some strips cut…
I use the Incra TSLS 32 fence system and this makes thin strip ripping a breeze..
Note the feather board to the left of the table…
For the first cut I set the blade to shave the rough edge… then set the hairline cursor to a starting position… I chose to use 4 on the auxiliary scale purely as a reference point..The cursor is then move 1/4 inch on the scale…
This will give a strip 1/8 inch thick… taking in the width of the kerf of the blade..
All the strips are cut in the same way.. move the cursor 1/4 inch each time…In all there are 16 strips of Silver Ash
and 16 of Purple Heart.
This shows the dry fit of the first 4 lengths..
On to the glue up…
Editors note… if you do not have the Incra system … there are many different thin strip ripping jigs posted here at Lumberjocks for you to make your own..
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10 comments so far
ellen35
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#1 posted 673 days ago
Cool, Larry. Very interesting set up and execution.
Ellen
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patron
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#2 posted 673 days ago
hi larry
why i use 1/8” saw blades
i can count on the cursor
no decimal catculations
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Karson
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#3 posted 673 days ago
Freud now has some blades in 7 1/4” diam that have 1/16” thick carbide. On a 10” saw you might be able to cut up to around 2” thick.
Here’s a video by Chuck Bender. (An LJ member) He’s making stringing for inlays in this video.
Great Larry
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lew
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#4 posted 673 days ago
Thanks, Larry!
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#5 posted 673 days ago
I use a thin kerf blade, I know the exact width of the blade. After getting a smooth edge I measure the board and then subtract the same distance over and over again from the board, that distance being the width of the strip plus the width of the blade. I use a calculator and a Wixey digital readout on my saw.
How come your method sounds easier, Patron?.................(-:
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lanwater
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#6 posted 673 days ago
Great pictures Larry!
Thanks for the details! I like how you number your pieces, very visible.
rance
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#7 posted 673 days ago
Sounds like an ad. for Incra. And now that I own one, I can see why you use that method. :) Thanks for posting and I’ll be watching this series. For those of you without an incra, take a look at Steve’s(Spalm) blog-a-like. No more excuses.
Larry, will you be doing a video of the final glue-up? IMO, this would be the most helpful part of all.
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#8 posted 672 days ago
Great fence system Larry.
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#9 posted 665 days ago
Nice job mate, I love Purple Heart….. Not to mention Incra puts out a great product!
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Jonathan
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#10 posted 663 days ago
I have been a bit tardy in keeping up with your lessons, but am looking forward to continuing on. A good amount of information and pictures, without being too much, striking a nice balance.
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