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woodworking/millwork question Crabshell 04-08-2008
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Posted by Crabshell on April 8, 2008, 7:31 pm
Can anyone tell me if a professional woodworking shop can rip a piece of
wood measuring 9" x 2" x 8' down to a 9" x .75" x 8'? Does this type of
rip have a unique name?

Thanks!

Posted by dpb on April 8, 2008, 7:48 pm
Crabshell wrote:
> Can anyone tell me if a professional woodworking shop can rip a piece of
> wood measuring 9" x 2" x 8' down to a 9" x .75" x 8'? Does this type of
> rip have a unique name?

Yeah, it's called "resawing". There are a couple of ways -- bandsaw
would be most common, particularly if it is a piece of hardwood, not
just construction lumber so could use the cutoff as veneer stock, etc.

Alternatively, if it weren't, it could just be run through the thickness
planer.

But, to answer the question as posed, most any decent-sized shop should
be able to handle that w/ no problem.

--

Posted by David Nebenzahl on April 8, 2008, 7:55 pm
On 4/8/2008 4:31 PM Crabshell spake thus:

> Can anyone tell me if a professional woodworking shop can rip a piece of
> wood measuring 9" x 2" x 8' down to a 9" x .75" x 8'? Does this type of
> rip have a unique name?

I think what you're describing is usually called "resawing", and is
typically done on a bandsaw. However, that's quite a thin slice you're
asking for there, kind of the equivalent of using a big-ass cheese
slicer on a 2" board. Very difficult to get a good cut. (It would
probably need to be run through a planer after resawing.) What are you
using this for? I assume it's not cheap pine and that you can't (or
don't want to) run down to the lumber yard and get an 8-foot 1x10.


--
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute
conversation with the average voter.

- Attributed to Winston Churchill

Posted by RicodJour on April 8, 2008, 8:01 pm
> On 4/8/2008 4:31 PM Crabshell spake thus:
>
> > Can anyone tell me if a professional woodworking shop can rip a piece of
> > wood measuring 9" x 2" x 8' down to a 9" x .75" x 8'? Does this type of
> > rip have a unique name?
>
> I think what you're describing is usually called "resawing", and is
> typically done on a bandsaw. However, that's quite a thin slice you're
> asking for there, kind of the equivalent of using a big-ass cheese
> slicer on a 2" board. Very difficult to get a good cut. (It would
> probably need to be run through a planer after resawing.) What are you
> using this for? I assume it's not cheap pine and that you can't (or
> don't want to) run down to the lumber yard and get an 8-foot 1x10.

Why is 3/4" such a thin slice?

R

Posted by David Nebenzahl on April 8, 2008, 8:07 pm
On 4/8/2008 5:01 PM RicodJour spake thus:

>> On 4/8/2008 4:31 PM Crabshell spake thus:
>>
>> > Can anyone tell me if a professional woodworking shop can rip a piece of
>> > wood measuring 9" x 2" x 8' down to a 9" x .75" x 8'? Does this type of
>> > rip have a unique name?
>>
>> I think what you're describing is usually called "resawing", and is
>> typically done on a bandsaw. However, that's quite a thin slice you're
>> asking for there, kind of the equivalent of using a big-ass cheese
>> slicer on a 2" board. Very difficult to get a good cut. (It would
>> probably need to be run through a planer after resawing.) What are you
>> using this for? I assume it's not cheap pine and that you can't (or
>> don't want to) run down to the lumber yard and get an 8-foot 1x10.
>
> Why is 3/4" such a thin slice?

I guess it's not really. And to reply to another comment up above, yes,
I would say this would want to be done on a good 18" or larger saw.


--
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute
conversation with the average voter.

- Attributed to Winston Churchill

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