DJ Delorie wrote:

writes:
I need to figure out the taper angle on a piece of wood. Can someone
help me out?? The piece is 18 7/16" long. The top is 1 11/16" wide and
the bottom is 2 3/16" wide. What angle would I need to cut that?

Looks like 1.5534 degrees. Note that it's often easier to build a jig
with the 1/2" offset than to accurately set your saw to 1.5536
degrees.
Sounds like you would need 1/4" offset on each side to keep
the grain straight with the neck, otherwise the grain will
be parallel to one side.

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