I thought about that, and I'll probably do something along that line.
But I stll need a solution for atarting out with a long board (8').
For example, I want to make a jewelry box for my wife, it is big, 33" x
20" x 15". So, I have on order a piece of 13/16" x 15" x 8' curly
maple. I want the case to have the grain wrap around it, so I need to
start with the full length board. It's the first cuts I'm concerned
about.

-Jim