I meant 8 in. wide as in 1 X 8 and resawing it so that you end up
with two pieces each 1/2 X 8.

The reason I'm asking is that I'm straddling the fence between being
a Neander and a modern woodworker. I enjoy using hand tools for
the fun of it. I would like to at least trying to resaw a board by hand
just for the experience. I have a 3/4 HP band saw that does not seem
to have what it takes to resaw even a 4 in. wide board, so I have to
either get another band saw or learn how to resaw by hand. I know
that doing it by hand would be an enormous amount of work, but I
could use the exercise.

Resawing by table saw is limited to boards of a width of about twice
the blade height and when I've done it (Delta Unisaw) it seems to slow
the saw down and makes the motor exude a foul smell, probably smoke.

When you say you have rip saws for this application, do you mean
hand rip saws? If so, what is their basic form? Some kind of bow
saw or a frame saw?

Thanks,
Billy

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Eight inches wide as in 1 X 8, or eight inches thick as in 8 X
8?

You said wide, so I am assuming you meant wide. I have a collection of
rip saws that were made specifically for this application.

Anything up to two inches thick was considered game in those days...
talk about work.

At any rate, the blades are tall, thin and have little kerf, and about
4 - 6 teeth per inch.

Are you a neander or do you simply not have access to a circular saw?

Robert