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Comment by John Greenleaf on July 5, 2010 at 11:29am

Troy, That's some nice use of reclaimed materials - the wood looks great. For my project, I waffled between cutting mine on the table saw (using a jig) and using my Bosch hand jigsaw. I wound up doing it with the jig saw (clamped on fence/straitedge on to the wood to guide the saw). You do have to go slowly, otherwise the blade has a tendency to bend a bit. Though slow is also good; sometimes, especially when your new like me to the whole wooden boat process, the mistakes tend to be less sudden and more recognizable (and correctable). Overall, it worked well for me. However, I could see if you were to do multiple builds it would be beneficial to use a table saw and jig(s) that could be employed over and over again.

Comment by Steve Sobba on July 5, 2010 at 9:35am

Troy , All looks great! I agree with you about cutting those angle on the the saw. my fence does not fit on the left side of the saw blade on that 35 year old table saw. I used a circular worm gear saw used in house framing. I am right handed and can see the blade and line from the left side than the standard circular saw . I practiced on numerous trial ribs before cutting into my good rib wood. Go into my site and see if you can pull up my pictures on page 3. If you can't I ll see if I can send them. This 18 foot Don Hill was my first attempt at boat building. Your rib table reminds me of those enjoyable days. Find it hard to get the time et all to get the boat out . Where as during building could walk to the back yard and build for a few minutes or hours most every day. Steve Sobba