Woodworker's Journal 2009-33-1, страница 36

You can use a mirror, held against the edge of your board, to get an idea of what the book-match will look like after you've made the resaw cut. This will give you visual confirmation that you've selected the right board or section of the board for your application.

Setting Up the Saw

Before you start cutting, the first thing to do is make sure your band saw is properly set up for resawing. If you plan on cutting fairly wide boards, you'll need a saw with plenty of capacity.

The general rule with resawing is, "the wider the blade, the better." I prefer a blade that's at least 1/2" wide. The blade you select should also have an aggressive tooth pattern with no more than 3 or 4 teeth per inch (tpi). With your blade installed, you'll want to check the blade tension and tracking and confirm that the table is perfectly perpendicular to the blade, as shown in the two photos at left.

Reflecting on the Book-match

Selecting your stock is the next step, and when you're book-matching, there's a nice little "preview" trick you can try. Want to see what the book-match will actually look like before you ever make a cut? Hold a mirror at the edge of the candidate board, as shown above, and you'll see the mirror image of the face grain. This gives you a very good idea of what your book-match will look like after resawing.

Make a line down the center of the board. An adjustable square or marking gauge works great for this task.

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