How to Resaw on the Bandsaw
Furniture maker Michael Fortune demonstrates how to properly resaw lumber on the bandsaw.
You don’t need an industrial resaw bandsaw to slice boards into thinner stock. Resawing on a standard bandsaw allows you to go way beyond standard lumber dimensions and gives you the opportunity to cut book-matched panels, saw your own veneers, and even create extra-thin stock for dividers and delicate boxes.
But to properly resaw lumber, you’ve got to have your bandsaw set-up really honed in. In this video, furniture maker Michael Fortune takes you step-by-step, through all the techniques and set-ups required to resaw stock accurately and effortlessly. You’ll learn a whole host of techniques including:
- How to set bandsaw blade tracking
- How to properly align your bandsaw fence
- What type of blade to use for resawing and how to tension it properly
- Proper settings for both upper and lower guides
- How to hotrod your bandsaw’s dust collection system
- How to mark your stock and keep track of slice order
- Handling outfeed support
For even more information on how to set-up your bandsaw for years of trouble-free service, be sure to catch Michael Fortune’s complete video coverage on How to Set-Up a Bandsaw.
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- Resawing on the Bandsaw by Ronald Volbrecht
- How to Resaw on the Bandsaw by Lonnie Bird
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- How to Resaw Difficult Woods Without Dulling Your Blade
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Comments
It may be good if it would download. I have been 5 minutes to watch 30 secs of video.
Video cannot be view properly is it a broken link issue ?
Glad the downloading/viewing "Glitches" were fixed. Good tips. Already use a ½" skip-tooth blade, Carter neoprene tires and Cool Blocks on my, already old when I bought it, 12" Craftsman bandsaw. ($150.00 used some 28 years ago.) When the Sears ½ horse power motor crapped out, I replaced it with a Granger 1 HP 1725 rpm motor and haven't looked back. Even re-sawed an 8' long, 21" dia. black walnut log with it.
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