Carpentry and Woodworking - Cutting large bevels

I need to make a custom hardwood floor reducer where I will cut a 5" bevel on a 6"x2" (basically making a wedge). Since table saws have maximum cut depths of about 3 to 4", how would this be done?

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Just bevel it with a jack plane.

I actually like using hand tools and I was looking for an excuse to buy the Veritas 5 1/4 Bench plane. Is it practical to bevel 20 feet of this in hard maple?

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You will develop a keen ability to sharpen a plane.

"Is it practical to bevel 20 feet of this in hard maple? "

I don't see why not. You are going to need a sturdy place to mount this while you plane it. An awful lot of wood got worked before power tools. Maple has a good tight grain. If the irregularities in the wood don't get you down, you should be fine.

Hope this helps.

i learn a lot from these forums . . . please help me . .

what exactly is this application? What is a hardwood floor reducer? and why would you need it 20' long?

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Reducer is to transistion from hardwood to tile or carpet. They only make these for a maximum 3/4" drop since that is the max thickness of standard hardwood flooring. Since I installed over slab + 3/4" plywood, my total rise is about 1" over my tile and therefore I need a custom reducer. I need 20 feet because there is a lot of tile which ajoins the hardwood (kitchen and family room are shared).

If you need more info there is one book on installing hardwood floors at amazon. Just search for it.

got it!

i was trying to imagine this 20' long wedge . . and was having trouble!

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A thickness planer with a jig to tilt the wood to the desired angle will make short work of this.