Woodworker's Journal 2009-33-1, страница 37

Position the single-point fence so it's about 1/4" in front of the blade and the blade is centered on your pencil line. Clamp the fence in place and double-check the setup.

Marking Your Cut

Now that your saw is all set and you've used the mirror trick to select a board that will best show off your book-matching efforts, it's time to move on to the cut and split your board into two pieces. Before you actually start cutting, use a small combination square to help you draw a line down the center of your board, as shown in the photo at left.

Setting the Fence

I like using a single-point fence for my resawing operations. This type of fence (shown above) allows a woodworker to make slight corrections for blade drift during the cut — adjustments that would be impossible with a regular fence.

Set the fence on the band saw table and hold the board you intend to resaw against the fence. The "point" of the fence should be 1/4" in front of the blade so the board contacts the fence before the blade. Next, use the line you marked on the edge of your board to set the distance from the blade to the fence. Clamp the fence in place with your line centered on the blade.

Resaw the board by holding it tight to your point fence with a push pad as shown in the photo above. Carefully follow the line you made on the edge of the board earlier.

As you near the end of the cut (right photo) move your hands beyond the blade and, still using the push pad, pull the board through the end of the cut. This is safer than pushing when you're close to the blade.

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