In article .com,
Mike wrote:

wrote:
You can cut them much faster on a table saw. Put one board on top of
another, screw through one end into the board below. Now, etiher by
hand or using C clamps or whatever, bow the top board so it's
now-bowed edge extends over the lower board. While it's stressed like
this, screw down the other end to the lower board. Then cut on
tablesaw, & voila, one curved board. (Not sure, credit to FWW I think)
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Wouldn't that result in a board that is 'skinnier' in the middle? I
thought that for a clamping caul you wanted the board to be 'thicker'
in the middle.

Maybe I'm confused about what you are describing, though...

Mike


whatever, if one board is skinnier in the middle, waht does that make
the board it was cut from? Actually, it doesn't matter, IMHO ideal
would be a caul that was curved and of equal thickness & width (Kind
of like HD lumber but more consistent ). Sometimes with a caul, you
may want to put a clamp at each end; then you want the convex side
facing against the "clampee" Other times, a single clamp in the middle
will be adequate; then, you would want the concave side of the caul
against the workpiece.


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