Crabshell wrote:
Can anyone tell me if a professional woodworking shop can rip a piece of
wood measuring 9" x 2" x 8' down to a 9" x .75" x 8'? Does this type of
rip have a unique name?

Yeah, it's called "resawing". There are a couple of ways -- bandsaw
would be most common, particularly if it is a piece of hardwood, not
just construction lumber so could use the cutoff as veneer stock, etc.

Alternatively, if it weren't, it could just be run through the thickness
planer.

But, to answer the question as posed, most any decent-sized shop should
be able to handle that w/ no problem.

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