straight cuts on wood?

[aquasport24]

No worry, you can always use wood trim or crown molding to cover it up. That's what i did when i built my canopy.

[lessQQmorePEWPEW]

hm 20$ hand saw you say? ill have to give that a peek tomorrow. i ended up working early morning today, got tired and slacked off the rest of the day. since im starting this tank from scratch, im not in a big hurry.

[TinyTanker]

if its 1/4 inch board, you put masking tape on the finished side and draw the line to cuto on the atape and if your real good, you take a straight line from a level or something metal and score the cut with a razor knife, that is how to professionally cut the edge. If you want to, I would also angle cut the edge if trying to hide the edges 45 and 45 make a 90 corner

[lessQQmorePEWPEW]

yeah its 1/4" thick oak. thats the only thing thats keeping me from using a razor knife (have one). itll take a good while to cut through that board with just that.

i think im gonna go to lowes and get a fine tooth hand saw and take my time with it.

[sampsonndelila]

lowes or home depot will not garauntee that the cut will be within 1/4 inch of your actual measurement.

Aw... A 1/4 inch isn’t that noticeable... lol. I have them cut mine just this week. It all came out ok. They do however now have the table saws with folding legs, even a table top unit I “saw” the other day... cool

[brewercm]

I think what he meant by using the razor knife was just to score it to give your saw the line to ride on. This will also keep the cut a little cleaner and your saw from drifting too much.

[glennr1978]

a good saw, patience, and a steady hand will work wonders....