i am just getting into wood working and i am having a tough time
cutting a stright line even with a straight edge.my question is this
....on a board that has been cut crooked...how do you straighten out
that edge?or say you have a board where all the edges are crooked,how
would you straighten out one edge?

thanks,
wayne

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i am just getting into wood working and i am having a tough time
cutting a stright line even with a straight edge.my question is this
...on a board that has been cut crooked...how do you straighten out
that edge?or say you have a board where all the edges are crooked,how
would you straighten out one edge?

That's exactly the job planes were invented to do.

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

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"wayne" wrote:

i am just getting into wood working and i am having a tough time
cutting a stright line even with a straight edge.my question is this
...on a board that has been cut crooked...how do you straighten out
that edge?or say you have a board where all the edges are crooked,how
would you straighten out one edge?

thanks,
wayne


the easiest thing of course is to already have a straight edge you can
count on to be accurate. then you can use it as a guide when making your
subsequent jigs and such. the factory edge of a sheet of quality plywood
is usually pretty good.

for some good reading material, start he
http://www.amgron.clara.net/

The paranoid me says - how do you know it is called jointing, and yet don't
know the first thing about it?

Sorry - I go take a pill.

:-)

"wayne" wrote in message
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i am just getting into wood working and i am having a tough time
cutting a stright line even with a straight edge.my question is this
...on a board that has been cut crooked...how do you straighten out
that edge?or say you have a board where all the edges are crooked,how
would you straighten out one edge?

thanks,
wayne

"wayne" wrote in message
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i am just getting into wood working and i am having a tough time
cutting a stright line even with a straight edge.my question is this
...on a board that has been cut crooked...how do you straighten out
that edge?or say you have a board where all the edges are crooked,how
would you straighten out one edge?

Take off the high spots on one face. Can use electricity or armstrong.
Then reference the others to it.

On 5 Jun 2005 20:48:43 -0700, "wayne" wrote:

i am just getting into wood working and i am having a tough time
cutting a stright line even with a straight edge.my question is this
...on a board that has been cut crooked...how do you straighten out
that edge?or say you have a board where all the edges are crooked,how
would you straighten out one edge?

1. Glue/tack a piece that has a straight edge to one side, realising
how much you are willing to waste [if seeing tack-holes] if necessary,
but also judging safety ...not *too* close to the edge. Run through
the Table saw cutting the other edge first. Then use that to make
your second cut. If the one side will be hidden in the finished
piece, don't worry about tack holes.

2. Clamp a Straight edge and use a router with a straight bit.

3. I've come reasonably close freehand with a skill-saw with great
care and caution. Close enough to get a decent edge to run against
the fence for a clean cut on the other edge.

Think safety first! I've been doing it for years, and now have a
small, but clearly visible L-shaped gouge in my forehead to remind me
I'm still a Learner.

wayne says...

i am just getting into wood working and i am having a tough time
cutting a stright line even with a straight edge.my question is this
...on a board that has been cut crooked...how do you straighten out
that edge?or say you have a board where all the edges are crooked,how
would you straighten out one edge?

thanks,
wayne

I double stick tape a 48" aluminum ruler/tool guide so that it protrudes
just off the edge of the wood and run it through the table saw with the
ruler referencing the fence.

To "force" a straight edge, place the board in question
on a "cariier". This "carrier" can be a piece of cheap
1/2" mdf but it needs to be slightly bigger than the
stock you are making straight.

Using screws, attach the board to the carrier leaving only
a small amount over the edge of the carrier. This will be
the part removed. Using the factory edge of the carrier,
run it through the table saw. You will then have a board
with "ONE" straight edge. Remove it from the carrier and
using the new edge, rip the board again.



wayne wrote:

i am just getting into wood working and i am having a tough time
cutting a stright line even with a straight edge.my question is this
...on a board that has been cut crooked...how do you straighten out
that edge?or say you have a board where all the edges are crooked,how
would you straighten out one edge?

thanks,
wayne