Thread: sawing into planks

Originally Posted by haosiliu235

what kind of band saw do i get (cheap around $200-400) that can sawn 40 cm diameter logs in to planks.

A third or fourth hand one from someone who doesn't know what they are worth?

If you made a jig to hold the log so you could slice off ~10cm off one side, (or a bit off both sides) you could then lay the log on the flat and resaw the rest of it with a 14" bandsaw with a 12" (30cm) resaw capacity. Usually this would require getting one with a cast frame and added riser block or a steel framed one capable of that height of cut. I have a 14" Grizzly O555 bandsaw with riser block giving a 12" resaw capacity. I run it with a 3tpi 3/4" blade. Depending on the type of wood and the speed at which you want to cut get one with the most powerful motor you can afford. Fine Woodworking Magazine did a review of 14" bandsaws in their latest edition with some suprizing results as far as some of the big name brands went. So if you can find a 14" cast frame with a riser block, second hand you could at a pinch get away with that.

Or you could build one

Originally Posted by haosiliu235

what kind of band saw do i get (cheap around $200-400) that can sawn 40 cm diameter logs in to planks.

Add a zero to your budget!
A chain saw would be your best bet... or if your feeling energetic a olden days frame saw will do the job, using a bow saw's blade you could cobble one up from scrap wood for very few dollars.