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1. 
   RalphBarker | Feb 14, 2012 10:43am | #1

   thick trick

   I would thickness plane the stock to 1/2", then rip the 1/2" strips.

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   hughesmr | Feb 14, 2012 02:34pm | #2

   I wish I had a thickness planer (building end tables to sell, to get $, to buy a thickness planer). I think I'm going to try to cut 1/2" strips and then lay them on the side to rip them 1/2" again. Using a push stick that will be cut slightly (~1/8" inch).

   As long as I use a push stick up against a rail with a piece of scrap held tight to the side.

   I saw something like this used on Woodsmith Plans for the Push Block and Push Stick.

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   bones | Feb 14, 2012 08:09pm | #3

   several ways

   There are many ways to skin that cat, but I bougth some Grippr's from microjig and have loved them eversince.  I use two of them to cut stock to keep my hands away from the blade.   I've cut extremely thin slices safely.   

   http://youtu.be/vmsvuUmQVR4

   Here is an alternative that uses a wider stock board and moving the fence will get it done

   http://youtu.be/A1ZYnbdHdtA

   By using the Gr-Rippr, you can get really thin safely.  They aint cheep, but I've had mine forever and it's paid for itself many times over.  

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   sawdust55109 | Mar 04, 2012 10:55pm | #4

   An easy way to get your strips is to use a feather board and push block. Set your fence to 1/2" and cut. Turn 90 degrees and repeat.

   Put your featherboard on the table and use an old piece of tubafor as a push block. A push block of 12" or so will give you both good downward pressure over a long piece and keep your hands clear of the blade.

   Just cut you tubafor so that you have an inch or so at the end to grab and push your stock. Have used these for many years. Cheap and basically free. Put a magnet in it and it will always be on your saw. When they get chewed up, make a new one.