No harm to the saw, but if you could borrow an 8" saw life would
be easier. Recip saw or good hand saw?

Run all edges with a ball bearing router bit, not a deep cut,. I
like the look of a chamfer bit, but a 1/4" round over would look
good also. This will get all edges uniform and remove the "sharp"
edges.

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"sammywhite" wrote in message
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On Jul 27, 6:32 pm, "DanG" wrote:
Gorgeous piece. Probably either maple or birch.

Are the ends going to show once installed?
What tools do you own now? I'm thinking about a circular saw, a
belt sander, and a router.
The piece has been stained and top coated. Do you know what the
current finish is?

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On Jul 26, 8:50 pm, "Jon" wrote:





Milwaukee 8 1/4" circular saw will cut right through it. Use
a
good
straight edge. If you want to you can use a table saw but it
has to be a
good quality table saw. I am assuming this is a hardwood like
maple? Use a
new blade, even then you will still get some slight burning.
Touch up with
a sander.

Jon"DanG" wrote in message

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A normal circular saw with a normal 7 1/4" blade will cut
about
2 3/8" at
90° (DeWalt/Milwaukee). I would set up an edge guide and use
a
circular
saw . You almost don't care if the bottom 1/8 splinters off
(should be out
of sight), but would be quick work for a sawsall or hand saw
or
a second
cut from the back side with the circular saw..

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"sammywhite" wrote in message
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I've got a piece of butcher block counter that I salvaged.
It's
roughly 2'x6' and 2.5" thick (really heavy). I need to
trim
it down
to fit a new location to about 1.5'x5'. What do you think
would be
the best type of saw to make these cuts?.....and, I'll
admit
I'm a
novice with this kind of stuff (but do have access to some
decent
tools)....do you think I should turn this job over to a
pro.

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Thanks for your responses!

I'm actually not sure what kind of wood it is....which I suppose
speaks volumes about how much of a rookie I am.

I uploaded a photo if anyone would like to take a shot at
identifying
it for me (for better or worse).....

http://picasaweb.google.com/robert.p...ck/photo#50918...

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Two ends will show after installation. I'm not sure about the
current
finish, but I do intend to completely redo it.

I've got a decent belt sander and router, but my circular saw is
pretty suspect. I can borrow a DeWalt (7.25"). Any risk (to the
saw)
in using it on this block?