I prefer the lazy way of featherboard against the slab using a wide
fence that tracks the lead angle of the current blade. I've not seen
any advantage of the point reference "fence" when resawing.

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 12:00:31 -0600, "AM" wrote:

Hello -
I'm looking for opinions, hopefully experienced ones, on resawing wood with
a bandsaw. I'm new to the bandsaw world so any / all opinions are welcome.
I've seen articles, books, and a video or two regarding techniques of
resawing. All techniques involve using a fence, however some use what looks
like a curved piece that attaches to the fence that the wood rests on as a
guide. Does resawing require that much manual direction control or can I
slap the wood against the fence, as on a tablesaw, and use a featherboard to
keep steady pressure on the wood. I am looking to resaw wood not much wider
than 4 - 6 inches wide for now.
Thanks!
Dave

Hello -
I'm looking for opinions, hopefully experienced ones, on resawing wood with
a bandsaw. I'm new to the bandsaw world so any / all opinions are welcome.
I've seen articles, books, and a video or two regarding techniques of
resawing. All techniques involve using a fence, however some use what looks
like a curved piece that attaches to the fence that the wood rests on as a
guide. Does resawing require that much manual direction control or can I
slap the wood against the fence, as on a tablesaw, and use a featherboard to
keep steady pressure on the wood. I am looking to resaw wood not much wider
than 4 - 6 inches wide for now.
Thanks!
Dave

wrote in message
I prefer the lazy way of featherboard against the slab using a wide
fence that tracks the lead angle of the current blade. I've not seen
any advantage of the point reference "fence" when resawing.

Ditto ... along with blade choice, that has always been the key to
satisfactory band saw resawing for me.

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 11/06/04

"AM" wrote in news:1YxGd.18244$ph.12868@okepread01:

Hello -
I'm looking for opinions, hopefully experienced ones, on resawing wood
with a bandsaw. I'm new to the bandsaw world so any / all opinions
are welcome. I've seen articles, books, and a video or two regarding
techniques of resawing. All techniques involve using a fence, however
some use what looks like a curved piece that attaches to the fence
that the wood rests on as a guide. Does resawing require that much
manual direction control or can I slap the wood against the fence, as
on a tablesaw, and use a featherboard to keep steady pressure on the
wood. I am looking to resaw wood not much wider than 4 - 6 inches
wide for now. Thanks!
Dave

Either method works fine. A point contact fence can also be used. The
subtleties are really only important if you are resawing very thin slices;
e.g., veneers.

I do veneers at 1/16" with a tall straight fence about 5" wide. The
important factors are the tuning of the saw (tracking of the blade,
alignment of the thrust bearing and blade side supports) and the reasonable
quality of the blade.