Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Experimental History
Stephen Shepherd in the State of Deseret
>I have been making a cabinet with some glazed doors. I did stop rebates on the styles, probably should have stepped my shoulders but didn't.
The first of four I had to make I planed where I could then chiseled and finished with a router plane. I had used a slitting or cutting gauge to give me a sharp line. Then the moment of enlightenment.
Why not use the slitting gauge to cut the rebate?
This is the layout.
Stephen
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Stephen Shepherd in the State of Deseret
>The slitting gauge used to cut the depth.
Stephen
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Stephen Shepherd in the State of Deseret
>The nice thin pieces will be saved, at least good for stirring paint.
Stephen
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Stephen Shepherd in the State of Deseret
>I had to plane the knot. This is on pine, could work on poplar and probably walnut, may be tricky with harder woods.
I think the slitting gauge is an overlooked tool, I have several and use them from slitting veneer and up to 1/2" thick stock. Easy to use and no wasted wood, the wood is slit not sawn, no appreciable kerf.
This was much easier and took far less time and effort. I was pleasently surprised.
Stephen
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MikeW
>Just a note for those with a Stanley #45/55, the slitter makes this an even easier task.
Take care, Mike
And here I was just about to get rid of mine...
John in New Mexico
>May have to dig it out and see if I can make this work :)