Very interesting. Your procedure and framesaw appear to be an elegant
solution.

Two questions:

1) I suspect that one reason you are able to keep your saw cutting on the
marked
line is that your blade is not very wide. How wide is the blade in your
frame saw
(looks like no more than 3/4 in.)? And is there an ideal width for such a
blade?

2) Would your method work with boards up to say, 5 ft. long?

Thanks for your input. Maybe I'll make a framesaw and try it.

--Billy

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


http://www.hyperkitten.com/woodworking/resaw.php3

Pit-sawing was used for really large boards. The lucky guy
was the one on top. The other sawyer worked, litteraly,
in the pits.

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FF