Thanks, John...I do have a DeWalt biscuit cutter, just didn't think to use it.
Do you think it would be acceptable to cut an 1/8 spline on each connecting panel via my tablesw blade, then fitting a piece of 1/8 ply in there? I'd think that would be much easier, but dunno if it's considered 'wrong'.
one of the main reasons to use a biscuit cutter is to keep boards in
> alignment during glue-up. If you don't have a biscuit cutter, then you need
> to make splines. There will always be a need to sand/scrape it down
> following glueup. No method is perfect.
>
> john
> > Hello, I'm trying to make a butcher block top for a kitchen
island....the
> top measures 35" x 48", so it's rather large.
> >
> > I've used 8' long, 1x2 HWMaple strips and build the first pieces so that I
> > can run them through the planer (12" each), but had to cut them in half > and
> > now put the halves together.
> >
> > How can I do this so the stay flat, now that a) they're the correct
> > thickness and b) they won't fit through my planer?
> >
> > I used sticks on the the two ends to cross-clamp, but they seem to only > hold
> > those ends togeter, letting the middle slip.
> >
> > Anyone?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Fl
> >
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