Cutting floor boards

[jonifife]

Sorry if bit of a novice question.

Whats the best way of cutting an old pine floor board lengthways.

Jigsaw?

Thanks

jf

 

[big-all]

parralel cut circular saw

if its off the ground screw a 2x2" batton on the back clamp in your workmate jaws 10mm up and use the fence
set the blade for the same depth as the wood +2mm
repositioning the batton and work as required

you can also use a table saw if you have one

jigsaws give a very unsatisfactory line

 

[jonifife]

Thanks,

I don't have one of those

What would I expect to pay for a half decent one. They seem to vary from £30 to a couple of hundered... (how can I convince the missus )

Or find a mate who has one i guess.

 

[iaith]

I don't think you have to pay lots for a circular saw. I bought mine from b&q (Maxworks) It was pretty cheap and I've used it regularly for several years now.

 

[Deluks]

If it's just a few a normal handsaw will do, the more teeth per inch the better. You can get handsaws for floorboards, they are called floorboard saws for some bizarre reason

 

[soaringjock]

Not really bizzare,they have a curved end on the blade for cutting along the tongues on t/g floorboards,hence the name.

 

[Deluks]

Not really bizzare,they have a curved end on the blade for cutting along the tongues on t/g floorboards,hence the name.

Now that is bizarre!

 

[jonifife]

I have just one or two to do so bizzare or not floorboard saw it is for time being... probably a lot of elbow action though zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[tall paul]

i would personally use a circular saw,as i havent a tble saw yet but you can cut floorboards quiet easily using a hand saw,providing its a rip saw,like a stanley jet cut for example. remember that whilst your cutting just cut along the pencil line,leaving the line on the cut you need.thus allowing to plane to fit

cheers
paul