On 7/7/2012 11:37 AM, Leon wrote:
On 7/7/2012 10:56 AM, 4fingers wrote:
OK -- I know they're two different tools with different main purpose.
However -- I have ~300 bd.ft. of black walnut. Most of it is rough and some
is S2S, all of it is a full 1 1/8" thick or more. Although I like hand
tools I can't see planing that much lumber just to surface it much less to
get it to a full 1" or 3/4" thickness. I think a bandsaw would be more
practial since I could use it for other things including (I hope) resawing
/ surfacing the lumber to thickness. I'm thinking about getting a 14" and a
riser block or a 17". Either would have to be 120 volts. How practical
would surfacing on a bandsaw be? Or would I be better off just getting a
planer? BTW most of the boards are 8 - 14" wide. I also have some oak
that's 16" wide that will need surfacing also. Thanks.



You are going to be way under powered to do any resawing of that quantity and
thickness.

More wasteful but certainly better results and quicker using a planer of
adequate size.

I have a 16" 4.5 hp Laguna BS and would be reluctant to take that job on with a BS

Agree 100%. The planer is the right tool for this job. However, in taking
that much meat off of that much lumber, you're gonna wish you'd bought a dust
collector too (assuming you don't already have one). :-)

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