GuidePro featherboard + 8/4 resaw question
“Bow Products” products have been on sale recently and I’m thinking of getting the GuidePro featherboard and extension. I don’t have a lot of resaw experience so I’m thinking I can use all the help I can get. Any feedback on these, pro or con?
separately, I’ve been reading M. Pekovich new book and think my next project will be the “Table from a Board”, where you make a small table from a single board. It seems like a good way to learn about grain and how to get plain/quarter/rift-sawn pieces out of a piece of lumber.
he starts with 8/4 because the legs are made out of 1.5” square blanks. But the top and aprons/drawer front all end up at 5/8” when all is said and done
I’m afraid of cupping/warping after I resaw for the top/aprons/drawer front. So my question is, how long do I need to let the resawn pieces “equilibrate” before proceeding? Not talking hours and minutes, I’m thinking more of “days” vs “weeks” vs “months”. I guess it depends on species and initial dryness/condition from the lumberyard, but any guidance is appreciated.
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I've had the guide pro for quite a while and I love it. I haven't needed to use the extension too often, only a couple of times really. The base is 6" tall so it easily supports anything up to and slightly beyond easily.
I would highly recommend the Anchor bar, it makes attaching, moving and adjusting quick and easy, much more than the little cam on the basic model.
thanks Ed. I was wondering about the anchor bar.
I would highly recommend the Bow products.
As for your question about acclimating your resawn wood after sawing, I would say it is more important to acclimate before resawing than afterwards and how long depends on the moisture content differential between the wood and your shop environment it could be a few days or a month or more in extreme cases.
The GuidePro is great. Best resaw fence I've ever used.
As esch said, let the wood acclimate before resawing. But once resawed, make your parts and assemble right away. Don't let them sit around, or they may well become unusable. Assemble the piece first and they'll be fine, as long as your techniques are good.
I very much dislike resawing 8/4 to get two 3/4 pieces. They can turn into potato chips. I buy 8/4 for legs, and 4/4 or5/4 for other parts.
There can be a ton of stress inside thick boards. Resawing in half releases it. Thickness planing a lot of material from one side of a board and little from the other has the same result. I avoid doing either.
Thank you John, and esch. That makes great sense to me. I’ll reserve 8/4 for parts that need to be thick.
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