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Chris Bacon wrote:
hicks wrote:
That's a great idea. I don't have a circular saw, but I do have a
jigsaw. I suppose the sawboard would work with that too.

That's not a very good idea at all. The blade will tend to wander. You
can minimise this by cutting an inch or two along from alternate sides,
but this is a PITA. A panel saw would be far better, and doesn't take
long either!

But my jigsaw has a base plate. That would be up against the guide
ripper on the sawboard, so enabling a straight line cut. ?
I'll do a few test cuts to see if it works.

The blade itself bends (especially) when cutting along the
grain. The cut on the "top" may well be pretty straight,
the other side could wobble all over the place, maybe
+/- 3/8" (9mm) for the thickness of a door.