Resawing without a bandsaw
With a little work at the tablesaw, you can resaw wide boards without a riser-block equipped bandsaw.
A 6"-wide board is about the limit for resawing on a 14" bandsaw without a riser block. So how do you resaw something wider if all you have is a standard bandsaw, or no bandsaw at all? Here's how to do it with your tablesaw and a little elbow grease.
Outfit your tablesaw with a tall auxiliary fence and a zero-clearance insert with a 1/8" splitter. Position the fence to center the board on the blade.
Working alternately from both edges, make a series of shallow cuts, progressively raising the blade until reaching the maximum cutting depth of the saw.
Insert a 1/8" spacer in one saw kerf, and clamp the board in your bench vise. Use a handsaw to cut through the web between the kerfs cut with the tablesaw.
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One thing this article does not mention is stock preparation. Make sure the face of the stock that will ride against the tall auxiliary fence (a must), is absolutely flat and true, and that both edges are parallel and perpendicular to the jointed face.
12/28/2011 09:58:16 AM Report Abusei dont have a spacer block for my bandsaw so i have been doing it this way on my table saw for a few years and it works great.
10/14/2011 04:02:28 PM Report Abuseit ,s very interesting i supose iwill working good now tkanks
10/6/2011 12:55:31 PM Report Abuse