I made a little jig that slides on my band saw and cuts the necessary slots very accurately;
all powered by a couple of little rubber bands. See the small box wood point stopping at the last cut? This system has worked for me for years, making hundreds of tentalones.
all powered by a couple of little rubber bands. See the small box wood point stopping at the last cut? This system has worked for me for years, making hundreds of tentalones.
the final step is slicing an angle into the basswood tentalone and smoothing it up with a sanding block, Now it is ready to use.