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Practical writing on getting parts out of sheet goods — what the blade costs you, what yield is actually achievable, and what your saw can and cannot do.
FUNDAMENTALS · 6 min read
Kerf is the material your blade turns into dust. Here is how to measure yours, and the arithmetic that explains why a sheet holds fewer parts than it looks like it should.
READ IT ↗TECHNIQUE · 7 min read
Plywood is expensive and getting more so. Seven practical ways to raise your yield, and an honest answer about what percentage is actually achievable.
READ IT ↗FUNDAMENTALS · 5 min read
Some cut-list optimizers produce layouts nobody can actually cut. Here is the constraint your saw imposes, and how to spot a plan that ignores it.
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