<div dir="ltr">Vince,<div><br></div><div>Typically you can't measure the width of two opposite teeth properly. So, you measure blade + teeth, multiply by 2, then subtract out the width of just the blade. </div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Regards,<br>-Steve<br><a href="http://woodworking.bigelowsite.com" target="_blank">http://woodworking.bigelowsite.com</a><br></div><a href="http://pen-blanks.us" target="_blank">http://pen-blanks.us</a><br></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 8:06 AM Vince Granacher via Woodworkers <<a href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">If the tooth is wider than the body of the blade, wouldn't multiplying it<br>
by two give a false kerf? Wouldn't you want to just measure the width of<br>
the teeth with the calipers? I'm not sure, just wanting to understand.<br>
<br>
Vince Granacher<br>
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On Sun, 9 Sep 2018 22:26:18 -0700, Steve Bigelow via Woodworkers<br>
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> Typically the blade has a kerf written on it. Other than that, you can<br>
> use some calipers to measure the blade, then measure the blade + tooth.<br>
> Kerf = 2*(blade + tooth) - blade<br>
> <br>
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 8:54 PM Tom Lovelace via Woodworkers wrote:<br>
> Is there a better method of measuring the width of a saw kerf instead<br>
> using mutiple feeler gauges (automotive)?<br>
> Thanks<br>
> TomL<br>
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