"Josh" wrote in message
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If you have a bandsaw, you can resaw 5/4 lumber down to 1/2" or so. If
it's fairly narrow ( 6"), you can do it on a table saw with several
passes and a good rip blade, but it's a huge pain. Bigger kerf, too.

I've cut a lot of 1/2" from 5/4 on my tablesaw. It is not all that much
trouble.