I have a question for resawing. Which side of the blade do you have
your resaw piece? If you have a 4/4 board and you resaw 1/8" piece,
would this piece be located between the blade and the fence or would it
be on the outside of the blade opposite the fence? I have seen videos
where people have done it both ways. Is one way better/safer than the
other or is it just personal preference?
Dave
David wrote:
> Dave wrote:
>>I have a question for resawing. Which side of the blade do you have
>>your resaw piece? If you have a 4/4 board and you resaw 1/8" piece,
>>would this piece be located between the blade and the fence or would it
>>be on the outside of the blade opposite the fence? I have seen videos
>>where people have done it both ways. Is one way better/safer than the
>>other or is it just personal preference?
>
> I keep the wider portion against the fence. it's awkward for me to do
> it the opposite way and if that method is common, I can't see why!
A couple of advantages of having the thin portion against the fence: if
you're doing multiple pieces at the same thickness, you don't have to
readjust the fence, and also you don't have to worry about whether or
not the sides of the board are parallel -- all the taper ends up on the
away-from-the-fence piece.
- Brooks
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"Enoch Root" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Dave wrote:
>> I have a question for resawing. Which side of the blade do you have
>> your resaw piece? If you have a 4/4 board and you resaw 1/8" piece,
>> would this piece be located between the blade and the fence or would it
>> be on the outside of the blade opposite the fence? I have seen videos
>> where people have done it both ways. Is one way better/safer than the
>> other or is it just personal preference?
>
> From the responses, it appears to be entirely dependent upon whether you
> are Catholic, Protestant, or (in re Swingman's) agnostic.
>
I'm right-handed, so I prefer to direct the board with my right hand, using
my clumsy left to hold it to the pivot block on the right of the blade. I
rather suspect that the owner/user of a premade fence prefers it on the
other side, where it's stored out of the way.
Treat it like you would a piece of wood on your TS.
"Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have a question for resawing. Which side of the blade do you have
> your resaw piece? If you have a 4/4 board and you resaw 1/8" piece,
> would this piece be located between the blade and the fence or would it
> be on the outside of the blade opposite the fence? I have seen videos
> where people have done it both ways. Is one way better/safer than the
> other or is it just personal preference?
>
> Dave
>
Dave wrote:
> I have a question for resawing. Which side of the blade do you have
> your resaw piece? If you have a 4/4 board and you resaw 1/8" piece,
> would this piece be located between the blade and the fence or would it
> be on the outside of the blade opposite the fence? I have seen videos
> where people have done it both ways. Is one way better/safer than the
> other or is it just personal preference?
From the responses, it appears to be entirely dependent upon whether you
are Catholic, Protestant, or (in re Swingman's) agnostic.
er
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Brooks Moses <[email protected]> writes:
> A couple of advantages of having the thin portion against the fence:
> if you're doing multiple pieces at the same thickness, you don't have
> to readjust the fence, and also you don't have to worry about whether
> or not the sides of the board are parallel -- all the taper ends up on
> the away-from-the-fence piece.
On the other hand, errors propagate. If you don't make errors, then
you have no problem. :-) YMMV
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On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 02:02:49 -0500, Dave <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I have a question for resawing. Which side of the blade do you have
>your resaw piece? If you have a 4/4 board and you resaw 1/8" piece,
>would this piece be located between the blade and the fence or would it
>be on the outside of the blade opposite the fence?
I typically joint the board first, set the fence for slightly wider
than my finished thickness, and thickness plane the face that was
against the bandsaw blade smooth.
When doing multiple parts, I'll joint both sides of thick board (who
cares if the faces are parallel!), and cut both parts with the jointed
faces against the fence. The thick board can then be re-jointed for
another pass.
Running the jointed faces against the fence has more to do with
preserving a reference face for planing than it does for ensuring a
perfect resaw.
Barry
Dave wrote:
> I have a question for resawing. Which side of the blade do you have
> your resaw piece? If you have a 4/4 board and you resaw 1/8" piece,
> would this piece be located between the blade and the fence or would it
> be on the outside of the blade opposite the fence? I have seen videos
> where people have done it both ways. Is one way better/safer than the
> other or is it just personal preference?
>
> Dave
>
I keep the wider portion against the fence. it's awkward for me to do
it the opposite way and if that method is common, I can't see why!
dave
"Dave" wrote in message
> I have a question for resawing. Which side of the blade do you have
> your resaw piece?
I get the best results in both resawing, and in sanding/planing/jointing the
resultant resawn surfaces, by always putting a jointed surface against the
fence.
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