Edgar Sims wrote on Mar 15
th, 2017 at 5:53pm:
many cut the blanks on a RAS
People with names like Lefty and Lucky
Edgar Sims wrote on Mar 15
th, 2017 at 5:53pm:
One way I thought of is to mill the material into rectangles with the grain running the correct way and then tilt the saw the correct angle and cut one side then flip the material and cut the other side.
IMO
Using a tablesaw as you suggest is the best way to go most of the time.
You don't necessarily
need a sled, but I prefer one.
A ripping blade, if you have one or at least a combination blade.
Set the bevel on the saw to the angle you want.
The sled doesn't need to be anything fancy, a piece of plywood with a couple of toggle clamps and a stop-block.
Make a cut with just the sled to get your reference edge, then you can cut one side on all the pieces, move the stop and cut the remaining side.
If you have a right tilt saw, make sure you put the sled on the left of the blade.
The pice is showing a compound stave but the setup is the same.