Giving the doctor the finger

[thebrotherinlaw]

I'm trying not to give the doctor any of my fingers! Here's my dilemma, I've got to cut down some small saplings and cut them into 2 inch long blocks. Those blocks will have a groove cut all the way across one end. The groove needs to be about a 1/4 inch wide to hold a postcard and something else upright. I cut a few samples with a regular circular saw and it's kind of sketchy. I'm thinking scroll saw but the blade is very thin. Does anyone have an idea? I've got to cut 400 of these little suckers. Thanks guys.

 

[Willc]

Table saw, oscillating tool

 

[kaiser715]

Table saw, but use a sled and clamp down the pieces.

 

[Silverado_Express]

Could you clamp the trunk horizontal, then cut a groove, chop it into it's 2in section, then cut a groove, then cut 2in section, repeat until you get enough/ run out of trunk. This way you're never holding the wood or near the chain.

 

[R Q]

Could you clamp the trunk horizontal, then cut a groove, chop it into it's 2in section, then cut a groove, then cut 2in section, repeat until you get enough/ run out of trunk. This way you're never holding the wood or near the chain.

Yep this

 

[RatLabGuy]

Could you clamp the trunk horizontal, then cut a groove, chop it into it's 2in section, then cut a groove, then cut 2in section, repeat until you get enough/ run out of trunk. This way you're never holding the wood or near the chain.

this, IF your groove is the whole length.
Running it upside down over a table saw will definitely work, with a fixed jig made that it slides under to hold it down, and push it through with a rod.

A router table is the typical table for the job, but you'd need a jog and pusher either way.

 

[thebrotherinlaw]

All great ideas! I’m leaning towards cutting all my blocks first then making a jig with a hole in the bottom and drop them in one at a time and slide them across the table saw.

 

[LT1JEEP]

Get you a long piece of wood and screw it to the saplings and run the wood down the fence to cut the groove in the saplings and then cut to lenght.

 

[BigBody79]

Tell who ever is getting married that they should just pick something out at Hobby Lobby. J/K.

But this does sound like a wedding table name holder deal.

Good Luck!

 

[thebrotherinlaw]

Tell who ever is getting married that they should just pick something out at Hobby Lobby. J/K.

But this does sound like a wedding table name holder deal.

Good Luck!

Hahaha that’s close. Wife saw it on Pinterest where they all find this evil stuff and make us make it. This is for her work and it’s already gone up to 450. I sure miss fishing!

 

[trailhugger]

I feel for you, my mom is all the time sending me stuff off pinterest, like 'wouldn't that be cute to make with the kids?' Hard pass. Adding to the list of bs I haven't even thought to ask @shawn to do...

 

[shawn]

I feel for you, my mom is all the time sending me stuff off pinterest, like 'wouldn't that be cute to make with the kids?' Hard pass. Adding to the list of bs I haven't even thought to ask @shawn to do...

"My husband can do that, but he won't..."

 

[Blaze]

Literally saw this this morning on Amazon.

 

[braxton357]

I've had to do similar for coasters before. Cut them to length with a miter saw, run them through the table saw with a push stick or make a sled with a half circle cut out of the front. If you need a wider cut on 450 of them I'd buy a dado blade set or maybe can get away with stacking two regular blades side by side.

 

[ghost]

Yall's creative thread titling has me shaking my head. So isn't this just going to roll over? Pictures help us feeble minded visual people that have to have it shown to us. That being said like mentioned use the table saw.

 

[thebrotherinlaw]

Here’s about 300 so far. I’ll cut the notch across later. Dang Braxton you are the man!!

 

[thebrotherinlaw]

Here’s one

 

[ghost]

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Here’s one

See IDK why but my brain was thinking you were cutting a groove in the curved part. Now I get it!