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EddieLee

Post subject: Cuuting Wood Bindings

Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:20 pm

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I have a nice Bubinga board that I want to use for guitar bindings. What is the best way to go about cutting these.

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Post subject: Re: Cuuting Wood Bindings

Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 11:47 pm

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band saw. thickness sander.

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Joe Beaver

Post subject: Re: Cuuting Wood Bindings

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 1:52 am

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I usually use a fairly thin kerf saw blade on my table saw. They come out clean so I don't need to do much thickness sanding. Bandsaw is ok also just need a little more sanding

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EddieLee

Post subject: Re: Cuuting Wood Bindings

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:23 am

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Thanks, Good tips. Does it matter if they are quarter or flat sawn?

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Joe Beaver

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Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 1:02 pm

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I usually use pau ferro, east indian rosewood, maple or ebony. I haven't had a problem if it is not quartered.

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Randolph

Post subject: Re: Cuuting Wood Bindings

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:09 pm

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elb_flys wrote:

Thanks, Good tips. Does it matter if they are quarter or flat sawn?

The thickness of bindings do not lend themselves to movement. It is more of is an aesthetic issue. If it looks good, go for it!

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John A

Post subject: Re: Cuuting Wood Bindings

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:19 am

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Todd Stock wrote:

Diablo blade in table saw...fast, accurate, and no sanding to get to dimensioned strips with good technique.

Todd - I am thinking about cutting some solid linings with my table saw and Diablo blade (which I rarely use) - I respect the tool and don't want to do anything silly with it. I have been cutting and thinning the wood with a bandsaw and plane for linings - but I am unhappy with the result, I want more consistency. My question is if I have a board 3/4" x 6 " x 32" and I want to take slices from 6" width - meaning 3/4" x .07 or .06" slices - how thin can I safely keep pushing that 32" board through the saw ? Meaning my 6" board will be 1.5" wide after I peel off 'x' number of .06 x 3/4" x 32" slices - after 1.5" my push stick is probably too close to the blade - what do you do with the left over piece of wood that is now 1.5" x 32" x 3/4" - leave it for the bandsaw ?
An idea I had was to glue the 6" board I want to use for linings or binding to a sacrificial board that will go against the fence till that last usable slice of my 6" board is cut.

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John A

Post subject: Re: Cuuting Wood Bindings

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:52 am

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so are you re-adjusting the fence by .06 every cut ?

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