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1. 
   MarkH | Oct 28, 2007 09:41pm | #1

   Up on a tablesaw, down with a handheld, unless its a Japanese style handsaw.

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   gordsco | Oct 28, 2007 09:55pm | #2

   How thin?

   I recently used some 3/16" oak ply. After a 3" frayed pass on the table saw I stopped and made the rest of my cuts with a utility knife including a 7" tall miter.

   Had I been in shop instead of a driveway I would have fixed a full or partial sheet of 3/4 ply on the saw and ran the thin sheet overtop of it.

   edit: right side up

    

   Gord

                           

    

    

   
   

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   Edited 10/28/2007 2:57 pm by gordsco

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   brownbagg | Oct 28, 2007 10:41pm | #3

   so table saw, right sidecircular saw, upside down..
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   JTC1 | Oct 28, 2007 11:57pm | #5

   You got it BB.

   Also, if you need to make some cuts with a sabre saw - cut from the back with a regular blade (cuts on upstroke) or get some laminate blades which cut on the downstroke (Lenox makes them for sure, probably others).

   Jim

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2. 
   seeyou | Oct 29, 2007 01:39am | #6

   so table saw, right side

   circular saw, upside down.

   'Zactly, but it helps with either one to score the face with a utility knife before you cut.http://grantlogan.net/

    

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   gordsco | Oct 29, 2007 04:07am | #8

   I concur.

   Thats what I like about you, straight to the point. No flowery rhetoric, or overthinking the problem at hand...

   Wait a minute,

   I'm rambling  

   Gord

                           

    

    

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   Danno | Oct 28, 2007 11:20pm | #4

   On quarter inch plywood, like Luan, I just score it with a utility knife--both sides. If it doesn't get cut all the way through it will still snap on the score line, but if you want a neat edge, just keep going over the line with the utility knife until you're through. If this is several sheets, then a saw may be the thing to use. I think a battery-powered saw may splinter less (especially with a plywood blade).

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   ponytl | Oct 29, 2007 03:03am | #7

   if you use my method with a cir saw lay'n it flat on top of a sheet of 1.5"-2"  styrofoam... cut it face down... 100% support...

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   Dave45 | Oct 29, 2007 06:41am | #9

   To keep plywood from splintering, use a good, sharp, plywood blade.

   To minimize the visibility of the splintering, cut it so the sawblade teeth exit the ply on the "bad" side.  That would mean good side UP on a table saw, and good side DOWN if you're using a circular saw or sabre saw.