Where to Start?
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Does anyone struggle with where to cut their stock first? For example, I have a 6/4 piece of Sapele 46” long by 7” wide. I want to make winding sticks. Do I cut 16” off the stock and then rip the 16” piece to the winding stick width I need? Or do I rip the 46” to the width I need then cut 16” piece out of the rip? I know this may sound like a silly question, because we are always thinking of what me may need for the “next” project? So in general, is it better to have a wider shorter piece of stock left over or a longer thinner piece?
My approach is to keep the stock as long as possible. As longitudinally you can always glue two boards together. Once they are cut to shorter ones, you cannot really make them longer
Id just take out what I need. So I’d come in the width I need for the sticks and rip down 16″ then cross cut that bit off. This leaves a 46″ narrower piece or a 30″ wider piece in future – best of both worlds.
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