resaw walnut 13'' tall 8/4 board

http://www.canadianwoodworks.com
First I throw on a new blade, I'm just using a 3/8'' blade from our local band saw blade place called R&D Band saw supply they have great specials all the time...... ( maybe not so special ) LOL seriously though great prices for blades that cut like a dream.

After the tension is set correctly, I install the fence to the saw and set the thickness of cut, this is very easy to do because this fence has a nice micro adjust handle that allows 1/64'' per turn of adjustment. I've added 2 pieces of mdf to create a taller fence I think about 8'', to my surprise it has held up very well all I do is apply a coat of paste wax once in a while to repel moisture and give it a smooth surface to slide against.

I then set up our larger feather board which with this piece of lumber does not seem that big, and I begin to feed the board through the blade at a consistent moderate feed rate. I just reset the feather board and repeat no need to joint or plane the freshly cut surface. I am easily able to get 4 boards cleaned up to 3/8'' from a 2'' thick piece of lumber.

When the cut is completed I lay the boards out in order to ensure a nice grain match when we build the frame and panel sections.

The saw in use is a Mini Max MM 20 with 20'' of resaw height and a 4.8hp motor the saw does not really notice i'm feeding a piece of wood through the blade, it really does cut like butter and so straight, even with a 3/8'' blade.

-- Paul & Joel, Ontario Canada, Custom Wooden Rocking chairs and tables http://www.canadianwoodworks.com

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• resaw
• mm20
• mini max
• walnut
• re-saw
• time lapse

[gaborpetelkovic]

Nice work and good choice of music!

[paloarteinc]

love it!

[chrishenderson1983]

i so wish i had room for a saw like that.

[madisonfx]

Who is the music by? Nice work

[litoazmitia]

I loved watching a woodworking video with tool ha! 

[s37d]

now thats a bandsaw

[missionron]

Hi, were your boards all the same thickness when you finished? And , please tell me (i cant see with fastmotion) which side you are cutting too. Latley ive been cutting with the bulk of the billet against the fence. It looks like you are cutting with the bulk on the oposit side. ( i hope you understand my question!) Which works best?? My way i have to readjust the fence every cut, but yours you can just keep on slicing without readjusting. Do you joint the board inbetween cuts?