Dale My wife had that idea this summer when we were cutting boards on the table saw which was finished on both sides and now that I think about it that did work very well.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 8:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting plywood mistake A strip of masking tape along the intended cut to be sawn through will also do a good job. Cross cutting particularly Oak is difficult because it is very hard. You are a more patient man than me to cut three times! Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net> Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny McHugh" < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:lmchugh%40verizon.net> > To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 8:01 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] cutting plywood mistake > Well a few weeks ago I learned a cutting plywood lesson. I purchased a 1/4 > sheet of oak veneer from Lows. > We first had a problem locating it since it was not in the correct bin so > we had someone help locate it. I told him that I was going to cut it up > for shelving and I planned to cut pieces 23 1/4" x 15 3/4". He told me > that there would be no charge for him to cut it. So I took advantage of > that offer. When cut they were placed in Karen's cart and we purchased a > few more items and went home. Karen took it in the basement for me and a > few days later I started cutting the banding stock. Well the tops of the > plywood were very nicely cut. The oak veneer on the bottom was really > messed up. Although this will be the bottom of the shelves for the TV > stand, I had to get some plastic wood and fill in and really sand the > bottom. You could get some nasty splinters if I hadn't filled in the > jagged rips. > That board costs $20 so I did salvage it. The finished product looks great > from the top. Just hope no one ever looks under the shelves, the will > wonder what kind of a wood butcher I am. > If I would have cut them I would have used a plywood blade and made three > passes for each cut. First about a 1/16" scoring cut on both finished > sides then cut the plywood. There would have been no splintered edges. > Oh well! I learned something. > Lenny http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ <http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html <http://acbradio.org/handyman.html> > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/> > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday <http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday> > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml <http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml> > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ <http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/> > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.com> > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.15/659 - Release Date: > 30/01/2007 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
