On 4/8/2008 5:01 PM RicodJour spake thus:

On Apr 8, 7:55 pm, 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.) What are you
using this for? I assume it's not cheap pine and that you can't (or
don't want to) run down to the lumber yard and get an 8-foot 1x10.

Why is 3/4" such a thin slice?

I guess it's not really. And to reply to another comment up above, yes,
I would say this would want to be done on a good 18" or larger saw.


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