ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
So I can follow your taper post. You are making a pyamid design from the fades to the tip? Do you use a band saw to do any tapering of the belly before floor tiller? Or do you use a scraper only?
Oh, I forgot to answer part of your question. Yes, i cut my belly taper with a band saw. I cut up to my ref. line and then use the belt sander to smooth it out and to take it right up to my ref. line.
Ok, I went back and reread it. Must be some careful bandsawing if you are taper the belly from 1/4 on one side to 3/8" near the fades.
How are you floor tillering? Would it be easy to break or raise a splinter on IPE without backing on? I assume this is not perfect grain.