Don Henthorn Smithville, TX
01-08-2004, 4:20 PM
Yesterday there was a long thread on Wood Central about resawing problems and there were many very good replies. Got me to thinking about how I solved my problems. I don’t resaw much veneer and my old band saw’s maximum cut is under six inches. I have resawn quite a bit of walnut just under six inches for laminating the curved upper
and lower rails of the Lincoln rockers I build (or used to). I’m not going to repeat the advice given in the thread but wanted to show a lttle jig that was published in Wood magazine several years ago that I have found helpful.
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<img src="http://www.vocabularyplus.com/resaw002.jpg">
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<img src="http://www.vocabularyplus.com/resaw001.jpg">
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In the first view the shelf on which the wood rides is made of two pieces. Remove the
front half and the jig is slid in from the rear so that the blade is trapped on the little slit at
front of the second half of the ledge. Reattach the front half of the ledge and clamp the
jig to the band saw table.. The second view shows how the knobs can be loosened and
the fence slid back to the thickness needed for resawing. Tighten the knobs and you are
ready to resaw.
I can’t temember where I got the idea for the second jig but I have used it many times
over the years. I clamp the jig to the band saw table so that the roller is just at the leading
edge of the blade and close enough to the blade that the wood being resawn must be
forced to push the spring loaded roller back so that it exerts a steady presure agains the
fence. Hope it is clear.
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<img src="http://www.vocabularyplus.com/resaw003.jpg">
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<img src="http://www.vocabularyplus.com/resaw004.jpg">
Hope this helps someone.
and lower rails of the Lincoln rockers I build (or used to). I’m not going to repeat the advice given in the thread but wanted to show a lttle jig that was published in Wood magazine several years ago that I have found helpful.
<br>
<img src="http://www.vocabularyplus.com/resaw002.jpg">
<br>
<br>
<img src="http://www.vocabularyplus.com/resaw001.jpg">
<br>
In the first view the shelf on which the wood rides is made of two pieces. Remove the
front half and the jig is slid in from the rear so that the blade is trapped on the little slit at
front of the second half of the ledge. Reattach the front half of the ledge and clamp the
jig to the band saw table.. The second view shows how the knobs can be loosened and
the fence slid back to the thickness needed for resawing. Tighten the knobs and you are
ready to resaw.
I can’t temember where I got the idea for the second jig but I have used it many times
over the years. I clamp the jig to the band saw table so that the roller is just at the leading
edge of the blade and close enough to the blade that the wood being resawn must be
forced to push the spring loaded roller back so that it exerts a steady presure agains the
fence. Hope it is clear.
<br>
<img src="http://www.vocabularyplus.com/resaw003.jpg">
<br>
<br>
<img src="http://www.vocabularyplus.com/resaw004.jpg">
Hope this helps someone.