Cutting Thin Strips on Your Tablesaw - WOOD magazine

In this video, you'll learn a simple, safe, and accurate method for cutting thin strips on your tablesaw to create a small folded keepsake box. The unique box, designed by Brit woodworker Martyn Brewer caught our eye for a number of reasons. First, except for the bottom, it's made from a single glued-up blank; second, it's made almost exclusively at the tablesaw; and third, the "fold-up" technique wraps a pattern around the box.

[stoneyja]

Say I cut some strips at 1/4. Then how could I safely cut it through the middle so it becomes 3/16 × 1/4?

[spudgunjim]

Tried this method but with a longer stop block and closer to the blade. No kick back ran smoothly, no problem. Very good idea

[banusribanu]

Thanks for your great tips this vedio, very very useful.

[markschiavone]

this is not how we use a table saw safely people. first; never put your hand between the fence and blade while the saw is running. second; even with a riving knife there is no guaranteed that the short piece of stock used in this video won't kick back and hit you or twist around and pull your hand into the blade and possibly loose a digit or two.

what's scary is that he claims that this is safe..smh

[roybartels]

Looks like setting yourself up for kick back. Start with a longer piece to rip

[lyndonp]

Worked well for me.... thanks for the advice.

[joeaccordion]

You board seems too wide to safely cut without a kickback, especially the way you were sliding it. A sled would be the safer and easier way to cut thin strips of this short length.

[АндрейНуждин-мх]

Very useful! Just finished sawing maple. The result is great!
Thank you very much!

[flyingdog]

With an INCRA LS and a set of Jessem Clear Cut TS Stock Guides this is a peice of cake.

[clarencegreen]

I was horrified to see this guy sliding the board between the blade and the fence. I know of a very experienced and well-known Woodturner in Wyoming (hint) that lost the ends of three fingers by pushing a much larger piece of plywood between the blade and the fence - it rotated counterclockwise and pulled his hand directly across the blade.

Colin Knecht of WoodWorkWeb has a video "How to Make a Thin Strip Ripping Jig" that uses a different principle and is the best I've seen. His jig is simple to make and does not require re-setting the fence between each cut.

[NeillRobinson]

This video should be taken down, this is a very unsafe method. Yes sure the piece is nearly square ( nearly but not quite so still unsafe) but that doesn’t mean everyone watching will realise how important that is and how dangerous it is if they start with a piece much wider than it is long. There are other ways that don’t involve a massive risk of kickback, I’m surprised this channel reccomend this, ill have to treat all their other advice with suspicion now as I can’t be sure they won’t be ‘teaching’ me something that could lead to injury without even mentioning the risks

[allbuzzedup]

Very good- how did you remove the sticky residue from the work table?

[The_Conqueeftador]

I'm curious as to the dimensions of the blank. It's 1/4" tall but what are the rectangle dimensions of the blank.

[pg-mtl]

Very good method. Kickback risk mitigated by riving knife.
Best part is consistent cuts as you are not wearing down your reference edge against the fence with each cut nor pinching any cutoffs.

[telosfd]

I like it. Question. Is there any thinner disc saw to make this fin wood strips!

[antoniobavia]

It seems that a good quality video, a nice shop and a wood magazine title write do themselves a safe job. In that manner Is more difficoult for beginners, to identify the right and safe tecniques.

[harrypowers]

A VERY creative method! The best I’ve seen so far.👍🏻

[billoofound]

friend, you may use a piece of hacksaw blade at the tearing edge of tape dispenser.

[NMranchhand]

When the ultimate test for consistency of cut is the eyeball of the person to whom your going to give the box, you must realize that you should loosen your grip on the calipers, put them back in the metal shop, and get a grip on yourself. Great looking box he’s got there.

[intotheblue]

Never, never, never, slide the work piece this way round through the blade and the fence. You should know better than to promote this dangerous way of cutting.