It often isn't available or perhaps you want to book match the grain or any number of reasons. I just used half inch as an example, quarter inch is more likely for panels and it is rare to find solid wood that thin.
Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Schwery To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 10:02 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. Instead of resawing, why not get the size wood that you need? earlier, Cy Selfridge, wrote: >I presume that, for example, you want to cut a 2x6 into two 1x6 boards? >If that is the question, then no, I have not tried this with a band saw. I >have, however, cut down a 1x5 board into two 1/2x5 boards using my table >saw. It just took two passes to do it. >Cy, the ancient oKie... > >_____ > >From: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Behalf Of Dale Leavens >Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 9:14 AM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. > >Just wondering if any of you on the list with band saws has successfully >resawn planks? > >I don't have a band saw and probably won't get one unless I can resaw fairly >wide planks to make twice as many thinner wide planks. Big saws though cost >a lot of money. Was wondering about the experience of listers. > >Thanks. > >Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada >HYPERLINK "mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net"[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Skype DaleLeavens >Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.36/1041 - Release Date: 10/1/2007 >10:20 AM > >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.36/1041 - Release Date: 10/1/2007 >10:20 AM > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.36/1041 - Release Date: >10/1/2007 10:20 AM John ---------- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.36/1041 - Release Date: 10/1/2007 10:20 AM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
