Help with cutting small strips?

[Tullie Templet]

Bill, This is really the first one I ever used so I haven't really used others to compare but I will keep this in mind. I bought it on sell for $5.

Jim, thanks for the response. It was suggested earlier so I may look into one. It acts as a featherboard also right?

[Dennis Lopeman]

yup - pretty much... I "built" my boobjig/thinstrip jig for free from scrap... and a knob and hardware I have packratted...

My wife commented that my jig had cancer!

[Dennis Lopeman]

oh - I just thought of another idea... why don't you use a long board, cut on long strip, and then cut that into the correct lengths?? You will waste less wood that way.

[Bill Huber]

Bill, This is really the first one I ever used so I haven't really used others to compare but I will keep this in mind. I bought it on sell for $5.

Jim, thanks for the response. It was suggested earlier so I may look into one. It acts as a featherboard also right?

Here is a thread talking about cutting thin strips, about half way down the first page is the Rockler one and I talk about how it is used.

There is some good reading in the thread.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...highlight=thin

[Tullie Templet]

Dennis, that would certainly work with longer wood. Unfortunantely this project the wood was just big enough. I made it work but just trying to get better.

Bill, thanks for the link.

Getting some good ideas. Thanks !!!

[Dell Littlefield]

Is your fence flexing? I had that trouble with an old Craftsman if I put too much pressure on the fingerboards

[Tullie Templet]

Dell if I had to say right off hand I would so no. I didn't even use a featherboard as wasn't over applying pressure to the fence. It is a T square fence so I think I would have to apply alot of pressure to flex it. But I will certainly check it out because you never know. Thanks for the idea. Looks like I'll be busy tomorrow trying all these ideas. Thanks Guys!!!

[Dave MacArthur]

http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/reviews/grr-ripper.htm

Center of the review talks about using the grrripper to cut thin strips.

[Jim Rimmer]

Bill, This is really the first one I ever used so I haven't really used others to compare but I will keep this in mind. I bought it on sell for $5.

Jim, thanks for the response. It was suggested earlier so I may look into one. It acts as a featherboard also right?

I guess it could be used as a feather board but not really. FBs are cheap so I wouldn't try it.

[Tullie Templet]

jim, I wouldn"t use it as a featherboard. I simply meant while cutting the thin strips it helps hold th wood against the fence. Sorry if I wasn't clear.