I'm new to resawing, and I have some questions.
Assuming I am cutting several slices about 10" wide....
Should the piece I cut off be next to the fence, or on the other side
of the blade? If it's next to the fence, I can cut several pieces of
the same width. But then any rough surface is magnified on the next
slice. If it's away from the fence, I have to adjust the fence for
each cut, which means the slices may be of inconsistent width. Looking
at a picture in Duginske's Bandsaw Bench Guide he does it away from the
fence. Which is better?
When I try without a push stick, and I shift my hands when I get near
the end of the board, the saw line wanders. Duginske doesn't appear to
use a push stick in the photo. So - push stick or not?
I've got a 14" Jet w/riser and Kreg fence, 7" resaw fence, & 3/4"
TimberWolf blade.
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>I'm new to resawing, and I have some questions.
>
>Assuming I am cutting several slices about 10" wide....
>
>Should the piece I cut off be next to the fence, or on the other side
>of the blade? If it's next to the fence, I can cut several pieces of
>the same width. But then any rough surface is magnified on the next
>slice. If it's away from the fence, I have to adjust the fence for
>each cut, which means the slices may be of inconsistent width. Looking
>at a picture in Duginske's Bandsaw Bench Guide he does it away from the
>fence. Which is better?
>
>When I try without a push stick, and I shift my hands when I get near
>the end of the board, the saw line wanders. Duginske doesn't appear to
>use a push stick in the photo. So - push stick or not?
>
>I've got a 14" Jet w/riser and Kreg fence, 7" resaw fence, & 3/4"
>TimberWolf blade.
>
Cut-off piece next to the fence. Joint or plane the sawn face before making
the next cut.
John Martin
FWIW, the thin piece to be saved is next to the fence at my house. I joint
the next edge that will go against the fence.
This means cut, joint, cut----.Anytime you do anything to change the feed
rate you will see it in the finished surface. Jim.
Bruce Barnett <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm new to resawing, and I have some questions.
>
> Assuming I am cutting several slices about 10" wide....
>
> Should the piece I cut off be next to the fence, or on the other side
> of the blade? If it's next to the fence, I can cut several pieces of
> the same width. But then any rough surface is magnified on the next
> slice. If it's away from the fence, I have to adjust the fence for
> each cut, which means the slices may be of inconsistent width. Looking
> at a picture in Duginske's Bandsaw Bench Guide he does it away from the
> fence. Which is better?
>
> When I try without a push stick, and I shift my hands when I get near
> the end of the board, the saw line wanders. Duginske doesn't appear to
> use a push stick in the photo. So - push stick or not?
>
> I've got a 14" Jet w/riser and Kreg fence, 7" resaw fence, & 3/4"
> TimberWolf blade.
>
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"Bruce Barnett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I'm new to resawing, and I have some questions.
>
> Assuming I am cutting several slices about 10" wide....
>
> Should the piece I cut off be next to the fence, or on the other side
> of the blade? If it's next to the fence, I can cut several pieces of
> the same width. But then any rough surface is magnified on the next
> slice. If it's away from the fence, I have to adjust the fence for
> each cut, which means the slices may be of inconsistent width. Looking
> at a picture in Duginske's Bandsaw Bench Guide he does it away from the
> fence. Which is better?
>
> When I try without a push stick, and I shift my hands when I get near
> the end of the board, the saw line wanders. Duginske doesn't appear to
> use a push stick in the photo. So - push stick or not?
>
> I've got a 14" Jet w/riser and Kreg fence, 7" resaw fence, & 3/4"
> TimberWolf blade.
I put the "fence" to the right of the blade but it's a clamp-on. Reason I
do this is I'm right handed, and the clumsy left is just fine for
maintaining pressure against the fence as the right guides through. A push
stick with a hook at the rear will handle both pressure on the fence and
push forward. Who gives a rats how chewed up it gets?
You get that thin 3/4 TW? Got one, and it saws a treat.