Cutting one straight edge on table saw

[niki]

Good day

I wold like to share with you my method of cutting straight edge on the table saw.

I used a little bit different method (to my knowledge) and I hope you will find helpful.

On the first pic, Oak 1-1/4" thick, 126" long boards that I cut to 59" (2nd pic).

Regards
niki


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[LONGHAIR]

Other than screwing the handles to the guide board.....I, and many of those that I have worked with, have been doing that for years.

[niki]

Thank you LONGHAIR

As I said "to my knowledge" because, the usual way that I've seen it on books and the internet is, the board held on top of the sled with hold-down clamps as on the 3rd picture...

Regards
niki

[LONGHAIR]

I like it with the board that I am actually cutting on the bottom because the piece that is being cut off does not "drop" since it is laying flat on the saw.

The first time I ever saw someone cut a straight edge with another board, they did it with the cut-off on the top. It works....but I didn't like that idea of the piece dropping. So, I inverted the whole thing when I had to do it. I have since seen others do the same, not knowing where they learned it.

[jbergstrom]

This post is copied from http://familywoodworking.org/forums/showthread.php?t=6136
I believe this is an even better method for straightening stock
The post was made by Duncan Cheslit upon hearing of the method used by Tod Evans
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Tod's Top Tip!
The simplest ideas are often the best, and they don't come much simpler than Tod's method of putting a straight edge on a rough board which he outlined on another thread the other day.

For those who missed it I have explained it in more detail here. I had 15 boards of oak to 'straightline' yesterday and what would have taken me a couple of hours was done in 30 minutes.

Take an 8' length of MDF 6" wide and attach a cleat along one edge and across one end

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p166/bradnaylor/Guide.jpg

Then set the rough board on the table saw with any bow curving away from the fence in the middle

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p166/bradnaylor/BowedBoard.jpg

Place the jig over the board with the long cleat towards the fence and the short cleat towards yourself

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p166/bradnaylor/Guidwinplace.jpg

Measure the shortest width of jig and board - this will be at one end

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p166/bradnaylor/Tape.jpg

Set the fence to the same measurement

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p166/bradnaylor/Setting.jpg

Rip away!

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p166/bradnaylor/Ripping.jpg

The newly sawn edge will be perfectly straight

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p166/bradnaylor/StraightEdge.jpg

Flip the board over, trim the other edge, et voila!
A stack of perfectly straightedged boards

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p166/bradnaylor/Stackofboards.jpg

I realise that I risk ridicule by revealing that I am the only person here not already to straightline their boards in this way, but I am so bowled over by the simplicity and accuracy of Tod's jig - I just have to share it!

Thanks again, Tod.
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Thanks Duncan for demonstrating the method :cool: