Having cut my first frame out last week with a jig saw, I was less than happy about the result. The blade tends to curve, and its hard work to get flowing lines, particularly with my old, and under powered jig saw.
After some discussion with the good people on the Glen-L forum, I have decided to invest in a Band Saw. A little bit depressing really, as I hadn't counted on spending so much on tools so early in the build, but never mind. So I'm on the hunt for a good second hand model.
In the meantime I cut to rough length, and ran through the thicknesser some timber to that will become parts for Frames 2,3 & 4.
I also hung up a florescent light above my work table, makes a huge difference.
I also had a play with squaring up a couple of boards with a #6 hand plane. Worked out ok, still might invest in a power plane.
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