Woodworking Straight Edge. A straight edge is an essential measuring tool used when flattening & straightening your boards, and a perfect beginner's project to hone your traditional hand tool woodworking skills! The key is taking three different boards and using each as a reference to make sure you end up with three perfectly straight edges.
The Aluminum Straight Edge is that tool and it is accurate to exacting tolerances which makes it perfect for checking wet stones, jointers, planers, power tools, general machinery, table tops, counter tops and more for flatness. Only problem is its heavy, and you need to have a means of making a straight line rip to make one in the first place. A straight edge is an essential measuring tool used when flattening & straightening your boards, and a perfect beginner's project to hone your traditional hand tool woodworking skills!
Corian makes for a great straight edge.
Only problem is its heavy, and you need to have a means of making a straight line rip to make one in the first place.
In the measuring machine, there is a zeroing option, which is simple to use. Features: Clamps for use as a straight edge with a router or circular saw. Straight edges can be super fancy, precision engineered and expensive - or they can simply be a straight edge that's been hand planed on to a scrap length of wood.