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Re: Clear plastic sheeting?

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
I'm not sure if I'm referring to anything by the right names and everything, but I think you can use a jointer with an obtuse-angled fence to make different "rounded off" (kind of) edges on thick pieces. I'm sure there's a more technical name for this process I'm forgetting, but my team and I did this to finish some structural pieces.
well you could create an angled straight edge with a joiner but i don't know why you wouldn't do that on a table saw as it seems like it would be a much safer method. If I needed a complex edge treatment i would use a router or router table.
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