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The boards will end up 1-3/8" wide. I rip
the boards a little proud so that I have room to plane the surface.
A 1/16" is usually good enough. I was gritting teeth a little,
trying to get 4 boards instead of just 3.
This board was pretty much as narrow a board as I'd
like to rip. I was a little concerned about catching the push stick
in the blade (another nick & a bruised hand); Any narrower and
I'd rip with the waste against the fence. This requires more set-up
per cut. At some point the time saved is not worth the risk
increase. This is about my point!
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Rip, joint, rip, joint, rip until we have four boards
~1-3/8" wide. |
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Since one edge was surfaced with the planer, I use the
planer to surface the still-rough ripped edge. Just don't get too
greedy for that last .003"--I though I could make just one more
pass. Of course, I took off a little too much! (shooting for
1-3/8") Just wasn't thinking straight.
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Now we need to re-saw the boards. The final
thickness will be 5/16". I add about 3/32" (slightly less
if I'm feeling lucky that day) for the final surfacing. I don't like
ripping all the way through one one pass, even for these narrow
boards. With a rip that thin I tend to get too many
kick-backs. I adjust the blade for just over half the board's height. |
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I've recently bought a featherboard--this has helped
hold the board against the fence while re-sawing. I haven't quite
got the knack for setting it up, and still tend to burn the boards
slightly. This will come off in the planer so I don't worry too much
for this wood. Haven't tried maple or cherry yet...
Stresses in these boards tended to close up the kerf
for the final pass. To help keep it open, I put a scrap about the
same width of the kerf in it. This keeps down both the burning and
(especially) the kickbacks. |
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We now take the eight blanks and plane the rough sides,
trying to hit 5/16" (0.313"). Notice I didn't try to get too
tight this time! Part of this was the previous mistake with the board widths; Also, I'm
using another box I've did previously as the pattern and I stopped around
0.330" on that box. To be honest, my skills aren't that good
to where that amount makes enough difference to matter. |
