This sounds illegal...
I assume you're going across the grain right? If you're going with it just split it with some chisels.

You could get a strong steel cable and a pulley. Start a groove for the cable in the wood where you want the cut and then, making the cable as tight as you can bring it around the pulley. Then turn it as fast as you can with a crank keeping the cable super tight. Its basically sandpaper but thinner...

Ellis

247 Posts

April 21 2009 01:58 GMT

#22

Use a plane. It would be more efficient than sand paper, and you could always sand it down afterward to make it look smooth.
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OmgIRok

Taiwan2699 Posts

April 21 2009 01:58 GMT

#23

On April 21 2009 10:34 Zortch wrote:
This sounds illegal...
I assume you're going across the grain right? If you're going with it just split it with some chisels.

You could get a strong steel cable and a pulley. Start a groove for the cable in the wood where you want the cut and then, making the cable as tight as you can bring it around the pulley. Then turn it as fast as you can with a crank keeping the cable super tight. Its basically sandpaper but thinner...

What sounds illegal? Cutting wood?

JeeJee

Canada5652 Posts

April 21 2009 01:59 GMT

#24

just saw it and sand the cut

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n.DieJokes

United States3443 Posts

April 21 2009 02:02 GMT

#25

Okay, get a rope, a weight, 2 nails and find two trees that are close enough to have both sides of your board touch comfortably. Put those nails into the trees, parallel, and rest the board so it makes an "H" between the two tree's. Now sling your rope over a branch as high above as possible and roughly (-3) to 3 feet in front of the board. Now attach the heaviest rock you can find to the rope, measure it so on release it will strike the board. Try to get the rock as far away as possible so it has the most time to accelerate and hope the board shatters. If you can't picture what I'm saying, think of a crude ass battering ram.....and if that fails you can man up and take turns drop kicking that shit or join up into an ass-kicking combination mega bot, with each one of your friends acting as a limb and you at the head, and using your detachable rocket arms to smash it. OR if your skilled with a flute, you can summon the compassionate woodland creatures to gnaw your way to victory. That's how'd I do it....

Deleted User 3420

24492 Posts

April 21 2009 02:09 GMT

#26

On April 21 2009 10:58 Ellis wrote:
Use a plane. It would be more efficient than sand paper, and you could always sand it down afterward to make it look smooth.
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i thought about this, but I thought maybe he couldn't use it. Otherwise I don't understand why he can't use a saw.

inlagdsil

Canada957 Posts

April 21 2009 02:11 GMT

#27

Make a noose out of rope, tape the sandpaper to the inside, tighten around board. Then spin the noose around and around while pulling really hard. Strong guys hold on to the board on both ends.

With a well-made contraption, you get 360 degree cutting. The rope is easy to hide.
You can also find a way to fix one end of the board to the ground, then just walk in circles around it while pulling on the rope.

Cloud

Sexico5880 Posts

April 21 2009 02:14 GMT

#28

On April 21 2009 10:58 Ellis wrote:
Use a plane. It would be more efficient than sand paper, and you could always sand it down afterward to make it look smooth.
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I believe its impossible to cut a board this thick in half with this.

Spazer

Canada8028 Posts

April 21 2009 02:17 GMT

#29

On April 21 2009 11:14 Cloud wrote:

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I believe its impossible to cut a board in half with this.

Why? You're just taking thin layers of wood off instead of sanding it down. I don't see why this wouldn't work.

Cloud

Sexico5880 Posts

April 21 2009 02:19 GMT

#30

You cant go very deep with the blade, the tool itself gets in the way.

SweeTLemonS[TPR]

11739 Posts

April 21 2009 02:25 GMT

#31

I don't understand why you can't use a hand saw and then sand it down.

Deleted User 3420

24492 Posts

April 21 2009 02:25 GMT

#32

On April 21 2009 11:19 Cloud wrote:
You cant go very deep with the blade, the tool itself gets in the way.

well you would just have to widen the trench so that it doesn't

bdams19

United States1316 Posts

April 21 2009 02:33 GMT

#33

welcome to the world of pledging

you are assigned impossible tasks that you will fail at so they can make you do shit which is hilarious for others. If you actually do it, they will assume you cheated.

Etherone

United States1898 Posts

April 21 2009 02:36 GMT

#34

cut it until right before the point you need and then sand it the rest of the way...

Cloud

Sexico5880 Posts

April 21 2009 02:38 GMT

#35

On April 21 2009 11:25 travis wrote:

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well you would just have to widen the trench so that it doesn't

I guess :/, still the ammount of wood youd have to cut is immense and the cut will be horrible.

snorlax

United States755 Posts

April 21 2009 02:38 GMT

#36

2 guys hold it one sits on it apply more guys as needed

Railxp

Hong Kong1313 Posts

April 21 2009 03:22 GMT

#37

We used this in class for any sort of wood work, files down through wood fast enough (as well as flesh x_x) , but it's mainly for shaping the edges and then wrapping progressively less coarse sand paper over it to further refine your wood craft.

sorry if this sounds confusing. for example we made a wooden top (spinning toy) in class and i filed down a square wood block into a tube shaped hand grip for the launcher part.

MiniRoman

Canada3953 Posts

April 21 2009 03:22 GMT

#38

Design a rope pully system so it saws throw the wood with a metal wire~

InToTheWannaB

United States4770 Posts

April 21 2009 03:23 GMT

#39

Buy a wood Plane. I'm not sure does that go against your rules? Its shaving the wood more then cutting it really.

29 fps

United States5720 Posts

April 21 2009 03:28 GMT

#40

it cant be loud because hes gonna do some prank to his neighbor. or he only has the middle of the night to do it. the lack of details makes it very suspicious

blood and sweat. use the sandpaper and 6 people. rougher sandpaper, of course.