in the past i just let it rip because for a bunny hutch or chicken coop
it did not matter

but i really never thought about it

to rip a four by four in half what is the better cut to make

blade parallel to the grain

or

blade perpendicular to grain

Electric Comet writes:

to rip a four by four in half what is the better cut to make

Just buy a 2x4 instead of wasting a perfectly good 4x4.

On 11/16/2017 12:41 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Electric Comet writes:

to rip a four by four in half what is the better cut to make

Just buy a 2x4 instead of wasting a perfectly good 4x4.


Well you can do that if the end result can be less than half of a 4x4.

A 4x4 is 3.5" x 3.5" A 2x4 is 1.5" x 3.5"

I used to cut a slot about 1.5" deep on both sides of the piece and use
a recip saw to take out the center.

replying to Electric Comet, Iggy wrote:
Provide a picture if you can. 4x4's are typically from the center of the tree,
so you pick a grain most matching your blade and go with it or parallel. It's
easiest and kindest to your blade. This, will also give you 2 sticks that are
vertically stronger, more stable and fairly equal to each other. Closely match
a split log and you'll be structurally optimized.

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