Hi!
We are planning to build a fence around our property.
It's quite a large property.
We don't want pointed or straight boards, at the top that is, but rounded ones. I've seen those on lots of properties! The question now is if anyone has tips on where to buy pre-cut boards? Or should we prepare with jigsaw blades and a sander and start cutting and carving ourselves?
I don't know any place to buy. It sounds like a nice task for a hobby carpenter. Build a template for the jigsaw, choose the right saw blade, practice on wood scraps, rough cut the boards, saw around them.
I did that when I needed to shape rounded corners on oak planks. It took some time with template building and choosing the right saw blade.
I used a homemade jigsaw holder and cut the new decking boards. Similar to the first picture.
Both rounded top and a few flourishes at the bottom. It wasn't millimeter precision but definitely approved.
Also milled a profile on the front afterwards.
I tried using a jigsaw and unfortunately, it didn't turn out well. It's especially difficult to make both sides look nice, even though I took it slow and let the blade do the work. It could be a matter of practice and technique, or perhaps the wrong saw blade. I'm considering roughly cutting and then sanding it down, but it seems difficult to make 100 identical pieces. I'm thinking about routing instead, but I don't own a hand router. Since the spindle is only 40mm wide, the radius is relatively small, which makes it more challenging to succeed with the jigsaw compared to a larger radius.
I tried using a jigsaw and unfortunately, it didn't turn out well. Especially challenging to make both sides nice, even though I took it slow and let the blade work. Maybe it's practice and technique, or the wrong blade. Considering rough-cutting it and then sanding it down, but it seems difficult to make 100 identical pieces. Thinking about routing instead, but I don't own a hand router. Since the slat is only 40mm wide, the radius is relatively small, which makes it harder to succeed with the jigsaw compared to a larger radius.
Using a jigsaw is very much a material sport.
A good machine with blade guidance, the right blade for the task, and the right pendulum action on the blade.
Once, I tried cutting floor tiles for a data hall with a poor saw/bad blade. They are really thick fiberboards. As soon as I started cutting a curve, the blade tilted, and it was no longer a 90-degree cut.
I tried with a jigsaw and unfortunately, it didn't turn out so well. It's particularly difficult to make both sides look nice, even though I took it slowly and let the blade do the work. Maybe it's practice and technique or the wrong saw blade. Considering rough-cutting and then sanding it down, but seems hard to make 100 identical pieces. Considering routing instead, but I don't own a hand router. Since the slat is only 40mm wide, the radius is relatively small, which makes it harder to succeed with the jigsaw compared to a larger radius.
As thin as 40mm, I would cut off the corners on a table saw/rip saw then use a belt sander with coarse paper for the radius.
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