Ouch I hate when a riser or wedge gets dropped.
How thin depends on the wood type. Prolly nothing over .100

If you drop a wedge or riser , it WILL land on the fade... 

You should be able to make them on a table saw with a jig, practice with 2x4's
then sand with a flat block of wood with 120 paper

Quote from: kennym on January 09, 2022, 08:44:04 AM
If you drop a wedge or riser , it WILL land on the fade...

LOL yupper..

Feel for you hillbilly! I did that once with a finished hill riser with one of the most georgeous pieces of myrtle I have ever seen.

Quote from: Appalachian Hillbilly on January 09, 2022, 07:56:40 AM
Well, I have to make wedges now...I dropped one of the wedges I got from Binghams and it landed right on the point!

There's a law about that.  It's a very broad law that also includes knives, chisels and other tools.

Quote from: Longcruise on January 09, 2022, 03:26:16 PM

Quote from: Appalachian Hillbilly on January 09, 2022, 07:56:40 AM
Well, I have to make wedges now...I dropped one of the wedges I got from Binghams and it landed right on the point!

There's a law about that.  It's a very broad law that also includes knives, chisels and other tools.

Only made worse by landing on your foot 

So, just doing some reverse engineering.  Those are 8.250 long, taper starting at 2.750 and .070 per inch or 4 degrees....if my math is right.

Bought a notebook today to trace all my patterns out and to keep notes etc of my journey.

Note # 1  don't drop the wedge

Bue, a couple of questions about your wedge grinding jig.  What material is the base of the jig that rubs on the collar made of?  Is the rotation of the sanding drum counter-clockwise?  Thanks.

Quote from: Appalachian Hillbilly on January 09, 2022, 05:42:52 PM
So, just doing some reverse engineering.  Those are 8.250 long, taper starting at 2.750 and .070 per inch or 4 degrees....if my math is right.

Bought a notebook today to trace all my patterns out and to keep notes etc of my journey.

What is the thickness of the wedge .192 ?
2-3/4" of taper?

It is plexiglass and the wedge is resting on two small nails, elevated. The drum goes counterclock wise.

Quote from: Mad Max on January 09, 2022, 09:15:27 AM
You should be able to make them on a table saw with a jig, practice with 2x4's
then sand with a flat block of wood with 120 paper

Absolutely..... I have a table saw sled I use to rough cut wedges to save material, and then use another sled in my drum sander to get the finished product, and feather the fade tips by hand.

For funky wedges like TD Bear limbs, or ILF wedges I use a jig like Crooked stick posted and grind them on an 80" edge sander with a pattern bearing.