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Ralph Laughton · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 3:01 am Post subject: How many pen blanks...

...can be cut from a piece of wood that is 39 inches long 20mm thick and 150mm wide?

The pen blanks are 20 x 20 x 150, the bandsaw kerf is 1mm.

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Mango · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 3:13 am Post subject:

excluding the blowouts 42 BSEG

Sorry Ralph the Knotty pine made me say it
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Winston · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:49 am Post subject:

39*25.4/21 = 47
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Woodsurfer · Veteran Joined: 20 Sep 2003 Posts: 298 Location: Montreal

If you want the grain oriented in the long direction...

Cut it lengthwise first:
150/21 = 7 990 mm long pieces + scrap

990/151 = 6 blanks per rod + scrap

Total of 42 blanks!

Winston · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:49 pm Post subject:

I want to see the grain as rings. I'll soak the blanks in glue Wink

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Ralph Laughton · Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 2:54 am Post subject:

Mango get the points today!

Pen blanks cut from wood are long -grain so the should not be cut across the wood. I am not sure that soaking cross - grain blanks in glue would work either, but it's a novel idea. BSEG

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