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Thanks to those who have responded. Does anyone know if they cut
boards in 1/2 or 5/8 or even 3/4? Otherwise the alternative is to rip
these boards down or waste the lumber.


Rarely, if ever. Cutting below 3/4" - planes to ~1/2" - starts to get
expensive when you figure the extra waste from saw kerfs so close together.
Not as bad now as the IC circular saws that took a quarter inch, but bad
enough. You start to get squirm problems and possible splitting of the
board from its own weight if you go below that.