You can use a miter gage but there is no need to and it actually works
against you because it makes you drag along 10 or 12' of strip that is
hanging off the table. As long as the ends are cut square to start and you
are approximately square to the strips the bit can't do anything but cut
correctly. The uncut ends of the fingers bottom out on the arbor which
controls the depth so as long as the ends were square to start with the
fingers will be square.

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Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

"Dave W" wrote in message
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Glenn,
Thanks for the explanation, I think I have the picture. My strips will
be 3/4 by 1 3/8 inches. Did you guide the pieces through the cutter using
a miter gage or did you use a fence on the table? I imagine that you used
a miter gage and advanced the pieces for sucessive cuts by eyeball. Is
that it? I have built several boats but have never used strip
construction before; nor have I ever used a router table. The finger
joint looks like a good way to make long strips. Thanks again,

Glenn, Thanks once again.
Dave
"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
news:18yTg.16044$rg1.5628@dukeread01...
You can use a miter gage but there is no need to and it actually works
against you because it makes you drag along 10 or 12' of strip that is
hanging off the table. As long as the ends are cut square to start and
you are approximately square to the strips the bit can't do anything but
cut correctly. The uncut ends of the fingers bottom out on the arbor
which controls the depth so as long as the ends were square to start with
the fingers will be square.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

"Dave W" wrote in message
...
Glenn,
Thanks for the explanation, I think I have the picture. My strips
will be 3/4 by 1 3/8 inches. Did you guide the pieces through the cutter
using a miter gage or did you use a fence on the table? I imagine that
you used a miter gage and advanced the pieces for sucessive cuts by
eyeball. Is that it? I have built several boats but have never used
strip construction before; nor have I ever used a router table. The
finger joint looks like a good way to make long strips. Thanks again,