Popular Woodworking 2002-06 № 128, страница 60

Have you ever planed a thick board to create a thin one? Each pass through the planer leaves you feeling guilty as you reduce a beautiful plank to a pile of shavings. You could've resawn the board instead and dramatically reduced the amount of waste. Resawing is the process of ripping a board through its thickness. It's a great way to extend your lumber budget when building diminutive chests, spice boxes, tea caddies or other scaled-down projects. But that's not the only use for re-sawing; you can even resaw a figured plank into veneer to create matching drawer fronts. Despite what you may have heard, re-sawing isn't difficult, but it does require that you carefully prepare by selecting the right blade and fine tuning your band saw. Read on and I'll go through the process, step-by-step.

Choosing the Best Blade

Successful resawing depends on having the best blade for the job. In fact, almost any band saw will accurately resaw when equipped with the right blade; yet the finest of band saws will spoil your prized board if equipped with the wrong blade. When making a selection, begin by choosing the blade width for your band saw.

Blade Width

Conventional wisdom says it's best to use a wide blade when resaw-ing. This is true only if your band

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