On 7/1/2015 2:58 PM, Len wrote:
I just had a rough time ripping a birch board using my Woodworker II blade. The board had been straight line ripped at the mill and seemed to be ok. The blade was recently sharpened by Forrest (3rd time I think) and straightened. The blade thickness is now about .1 inches. The teeth are sharp and about .125 inches thick. It could have been the board (birch) or, are the teeth too thin after the sharpening.

I have about 300 board feet to work into trim and would like it to be a bit easier if possible!

Thanks for any good suggestions.

Len


Straight line ripped often does not result in a straight edge, is it
straight?
Is your fence "Parallel" to the blade?
How does it rip OAK? OK? Not the blade. You night need a dedicated
rip blade if you are working with anything less than 3 HP.

I have been using WWII's for about 16 years and have never had any issue
unless the wood was wonky.