Ron wrote:

We were cutting a 10 dia. log in 4" slices for bowls on a band saw.
Worked great until the last cut. i.e. grip wasn't quite the same being
close to the 1 1/2" blade is a bit intimidating. The wood spun and the
blade is bend, thankfully no one was injured. Now it's time to do it
the safe way. Does anyone have a jig to handle this type of sawing AND
a jig for resawing.

Ron


From the sound of it, you were cutting into the bark side and the log
rolled. If so, all you need is an L shaped jig. Clamp the log to the jig.
Cut. Move the log and reclamp. cut ... What you Must prevent is any rolling
motion of the log. It is almost impossible to do this by hand.

For resawing, google "resaw technique". Lots of helpful articles out there.