Hello: I just ripped a bunch of Maple for a cutting board on my band saw. I was hoping they would just glue up right from there but all required hand planeing for a good fit. I needed the practice (and much more) but should I have used the table saw? There will be two strips of Rosewood in the board and I will wipe them down with acetone and use Titebond 3, should this do it?
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Ken, there probably would have less hand planing to do had you used the t/s....Then again, had you been scratching for width, you can save some timber by careful use of the bandsaw as the kerf can be thinner.
I don't know about American glues, but wiping with acetone etc is always a good plan with some of these oily woods.
If you planed some spring into the boards this will help to ensure reliable joins.
It'll be nearly impossible to rip with a bandsaw and get a glue ready edge. Assuming a TS setup is aligned, the stock is flat and the edge against the fence is straight, most decent general purpose, combo, and glue line rip blades will yield a glue ready edge for you.
Just to add one point that may be too obvious: The table saw solution may not work so well on thick hardwood like maple if you have a small and less powerful saw. My old contractors saw would cry if I tried to rip a lot of 8/4 maple through it and it took a while. For that application, the bandsaw + a trip through the jointer worked a lot better for me with minimal fuss. Now, I suppose if you have a full blown cabinet saw with the right blade this would be less of a problem on the table saw.
Rick
Laguna Tools claims that with their larger line of bandsaws and their Resaw King blade that you get a bear perfect glue surface that requires very little if any planing.
Can anybody confirm if this is just advertising hype or is their truth in this?
That's a tall claim, but I'd believe it if I saw it! (or heard it from a trusted source...)
Yeah, doubt it. Not with a bandsaw. I can get a pretty smooth cut with my bandsaw but nothing near what I would consider a glue line.
Paul
I have an 18" HD Laguna bandsaw with a Resaw King blade and the cut line is smooth, but not a glueline. I don't think you can get a glueline off of any saw cut, TS or BS. I will say I have resawed 12" maple and took one pass through the planer and it was ready.
Terry
If you needed to purchase a bandsaw today, would you buy the LT again? I am looking at the LT16HD.
Yes, If you are looking seriously at a LT16HD then you are willing to invest in a top of the line machine. I like the 18HD very much, but I probably would have bought the LT16HD if I had to do it over. The 18 is a little more machine than I need. Should have saved some money. I went from an old 14" Powermatic BS to the Laguna and I can't believe the difference. The quality of the machine is first rate and the power is incredible. The first thing I did when I got it set up was to resaw 12" hard maple into sheets a little thicker than paper. Watch the video, it will help you adjust the fence correctly for resawing.
Terry
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