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On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 15:46:06 GMT, "Cyrille de Brébisson"
wrote:

I need to make 350lf of tongue and grove in Jatoba (356 of tongue, 350
of grove), and was wondering what was the best approach?

- use a dado blade on my table saw where I have a lot of power and a
big blade to do the work?
- use t&g bit on my router, which is more precise, but might dull the
bit, and will put a lot of strain on my poor little PC unit?

Start with the saw and cut close. Finish with the router. Depending
on your equipment, but I'd do several passes, perhaps with a normal
wide-kerf carbide, and not try to gouge all out at once with a dado.
Either way, take more than one pass, and finish with the router.



Whichever method you choose, consider that control of the stock and feed
rates will have a major effect on the quality of the results, and the
safety to the operator.

A pro shop would likely use a power feeder on something looking a lot like
a shaper.

Keep in mind that jatoba is way up the hardness scale...

Patriarch