Thread: Resawing wide lumber

What is the width?

Originally Posted by Wongo

What is the width?

There's various widths starting at approx 9 inches.

Is it good timber?......if yes, it's worth it's weight in gold, if only pine etc....OK. mmmmmmmmmm

Surely your table saw has more than 230mm between fence and blade, if not, just set the fence to several multiples of 10mm plus blade kerf and rip into sizes that will fit and then rip into 10mm strips.

Huh?

He does not want to cut them into small strips. He wants to resaw the boards.

Originally Posted by Tiger

The timber is about an inch thick and I'd like to break it down into 10 mm or so pieces.

OK point taken...but correct me if I am wrong... to me, to break down, is to saw into sections...if indeed he wants to resaw into 10mm or so (his words) thickness would be near impossible, even with a good resaw bandsaw, even providing they were any where near flat. I suggest that after dressing would be close to 9mm or less.

I agree. It will be very difficult to get anything more than 9mm.


Tiger, assuming the board is flat and square. You can carefully make a 70mm cut on the 2 edges by using a tablesaw. That will leave around 85mm in the middle of the board. Use a japanese pull saw to make the 85mm cut.

I've done it many times and it does work. Make sure you have push block to hold the wood against the fance, and use a push stick.

Originally Posted by Wongo

I agree. It will be very difficult to get anything more than 9mm.


Tiger, assuming the board is flat and square. You can carefully make a 70mm cut on the 2 edges by using a tablesaw. That will leave around 85mm in the middle of the board. Use a japanese pull saw to make the 85mm cut.

I've done it many times and it does work. Make sure you have push block to hold the wood against the fance, and use a push stick.

9mm would be ok and I thought about using the method you've described but I wasn't sure how long it would take with the hand saw. Thanks for your response but is there any particular reason to use the japanese saw over a Western ripsaw?

Originally Posted by ravna

Is it good timber?......if yes, it's worth it's weight in gold, if only pine etc....OK. mmmmmmmmmm

Surely your table saw has more than 230mm between fence and blade, if not, just set the fence to several multiples of 10mm plus blade kerf and rip into sizes that will fit and then rip into 10mm strips.

do you need pine? thats how i read "Is it good timber?......if yes, it's worth it's weight in gold, if only pine etc....OK. mmmmmmmmmm" if so my wood club has pine slabs for sale if you want further info PM me.

Originally Posted by Woodkid

do you need pine? thats how i read "Is it good timber?......if yes, it's worth it's weight in gold, if only pine etc....OK. mmmmmmmmmm" if so my wood club has pine slabs for sale if you want further info PM me.

Not Pine. Australian hardwood.

Originally Posted by Tiger

I have some bits of timber that are too wide for my bandsaw and table saw. Any suggestions on using hand tools or power tools in how you can resaw timber this wide? The timber is about an inch thick and I'd like to break it down into 10 mm or so pieces.

Originally Posted by Wongo

Tiger, assuming the board is flat and square. You can carefully make a 70mm cut on the 2 edges by using a tablesaw. That will leave around 85mm in the middle of the board. Use a japanese pull saw to make the 85mm cut.

Originally Posted by Tiger

9mm would be ok and I thought about using the method you've described but I wasn't sure how long it would take with the hand saw. Thanks for your response but is there any particular reason to use the japanese saw over a Western ripsaw?

Personally after making the full depth rip cut on the table saw -- I'd also swap the combination blade (if fitted) for a dedicated rip blade -- I'd use a western rip saw, maybe something like the 7 TPI version of these Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Australia | Panel Saws or a 5 or 6 TPI saw if you have or can find one
or
one of these http://www.justtools.com.au/prod727.htm Spear and Jackson hard point saws -- $26 for an 8 TPI is going to be hard to beat -- the table saw kerfs will provide a good enough saw guide

A japanese pull saw has a thiner blade. And you would probably secure the board flat on a workbench, a pull saw makes it easier to do the cut horizontally. But there is no reason why you can't user other types of saw.

Thanks guys, I think I'll invest in a Japanese saw, always wanted an excuse to buy one.