Billy Smith (in lGTLe.4123$%K4.518@trnddc09) said:

| What traditional woodworking tool was used to resaw boards
| that are, say, 8 in. wide, before there were bandsaws?

You can find pictures by Googling for +"Plank Saw" +wood

Plank saws were either hand-operated or powered by a walking beam
(typically water- or steam-driven) and generally had rub blocks on
both sides of the blade just behind the teeth and just above/below the
workpiece to keep the blade from wandering.

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