Russ Mullins
08-14-2007, 3:58 PM
My bandsaw is the 17" Grizzly G0513X. I've had it since late last year, but haven't had the need or occasion to use it much until now. I needed to resaw some 7" wenge for accent pieces for a project I'm making. So last night, I installed a new Timber Wolf 3/4" 2/3 VPC resaw blade and tuned everything carefully. This was my first serious attempt at resawing. After checking and rechecking everything, and trying out a scrap piece, I ran the wenge through.
I was blown away; it was a thing of beauty. The saw and the new blade cut very smoothly, with no drift. It was a near orgasmic experience.
Ok, I know this is no big deal to most of you who have been doing this for awhile. For me, however, it was very cool and satisfying. I took a 4/4 board and (after planing the two resawn pieces) turned it into two .400" boards, which is exactly what I needed for the project.
I was blown away; it was a thing of beauty. The saw and the new blade cut very smoothly, with no drift. It was a near orgasmic experience.
Ok, I know this is no big deal to most of you who have been doing this for awhile. For me, however, it was very cool and satisfying. I took a 4/4 board and (after planing the two resawn pieces) turned it into two .400" boards, which is exactly what I needed for the project.