Resawing
Stretch your dollars and your lumber by resawing to create veneer, bookmatched figure, or just thinner stock. Learn techniques for precise bandsaw and table-saw resawing.
The first time I saw a piece of furniture with book-matched door panels was at a museum exhibit of 17th- and 18th-century woodworking.
In this video, Tools Editor Bob Hunter goes over the basics of resawing boards with your bandsaw and how to achieve the best results.
With a little work at the tablesaw, you can resaw wide boards without a riser-block equipped bandsaw.
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