David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 4/8/2008 4:31 PM Crabshell spake thus:

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?

I think what you're describing is usually called "resawing", and is
typically done on a bandsaw. However, that's quite a thin slice you're
asking for there, kind of the equivalent of using a big-ass cheese
slicer on a 2" board. Very difficult to get a good cut. (It would
probably need to be run through a planer after resawing.)

A good bandsaw can do this (and much thinner) quite easily. Folks slice
up expensive wood for veneers all the time neatly enough that only a
surface sander is needed to finish them. You don't do it on a cheap 12"
Craftsman bs w/ a dinky little 1/2" blade, though...

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