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@moocher thanks for that info, reassuring to know. @Regal thank you, have emailed, using address from RABC. And great to see the work posted, gives me confidence to dive in (once I've worked out budget!)

shameless cross post....sorry

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Made a monster flight case.

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How else would you get a curved edge on wood, without a router?

Moulding plane.
Regular plane with some care.
RO or belt sander with even more care.

I’m not so good at the care.

Power tools are great but they just allow you to fuck up faster.

Where are you based? I have a router you can borrow.

Just outside Peterborough..

Jigsaw, fretsaw

Bit far from Croydon

I’m building some frames for painting. The curved edge means the canvas slips smoothly when it’s stretched. Standard cls has a curved edge but is too thick so need to split it with a circular saw.

I’m making a wooden frame for a painting. Ive been using a circular saw with a guide but I’m not happy with the consistency .

Is there any way to get a more consistent cut and maintain a straighter line.

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You can get great results with a guillotine but the cheapest ones are still expensive. Hand operated mitre saw can work if you set it up accurately. Hand saw with a mitre block is the cheapest way, probably better than a circular saw.

A finer blade for the electric saw would help but I’m struggling to find one super fine

From the look of the joint in your photo you could get better results with a mitre block. [https://www.screwfix.com/p/essentials-wood-mitre-box/7454V?

It’s not the 45 degree cut that’s the problem it’s a small cut down the length of the wood

Model makers table saw would do a nice job. Good excuse to buy a Proxxon ;)
Lower the blade right down and remove top guard/riving knife with the fence set right up against the blade.
It’s how I’d do it if I didn’t have access to a router but might not be the best method. It’s def doable on a full size table saw.
I’ve done similar when making full size canvas theatre flats in the past.

Do you mean the rebate?
Surely that’s a job for a router?

If you mean the mitre, I tried to do something similar with a plane and shooting board. (Although TBH it never worked that well, haha)

I need a router

If you have a dremel the little router base would do the job as well

Ah that’s a good shout!

Routers are very useful, but I’ve found them quite hard to fit into a home set-up.
Being aggressive, noisy, and needing proper extraction.

Routers are very useful, but I’ve found them quite hard to fit into a home set-up.

I find this too. I hardly use mine, partly for fear of injury.

Likewise. Mostly I use a router bit in a pillar drill with the feed locked - not entirely safe, but I'm more comfortable knowing the tool is fixed to the bench.

'Aggressive, noisy and needing proper extraction' is the perfect description of a rugby team in a club at 3am.

I do have a dremel actually