Howdy All,
Thanks for the great info and the welcome to the porch. I have
looked at a number of the links and I was attacking this problem of
resawing using the wrong tool. The approach with a frame saw really
makes sence, I just could not see keeping the cut sufficiently
straight using a bow saw as I would have to rotate the blade, then
torque it a bit to keep it cutting true (at least in my mind's eye
that is the force that would be needed.) A frame saw is the right
tool, and that makes it real simple.
Now the tragic thing is that we used to have a couple of frame saws
in the family that were lost when certain estates were liquidated (I
was too many states away to have any say in the matter, dagnabbit!)
I certainly will be making one soon.
On the old saw front I remember one of those old frame saws had
multiple parallel blades, like 3 or 4. You could saw 4 boards at
once, I have to admit that it is too long ago to really remember the
scale but it could have been meant for two men or attached to some
sort of mechanized doohicky.
Finally, Sorry for the delay in getting back to this email, real
life reared it ugly head and demanded my attention.
-Eric
On Jun 16, 2006, at 7:21 AM, Robert A. Weber wrote:
> Welcome, Eric, you sound like you will fit in here quite well. Pull
> up a
> rocker and have a lemonade.
>
> As to Galoot resawing, here is a list of links that cover standard bow
> saws and frame resaws, which is the correct tool.
>
> http://www.galootcentral.com/modules.php?
> name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&ci
> d
>
> While I haven't tried it yet (need to build myself a frame resaw,
> after
> I finish the new pot handles, after I finish LOML's file cabinet,
> after
> I finish the basement family room, after I finish... well, you get the
> idea) - anyway, while I haven't tried it yet, I think that it would
> be a
> serene, contemplative task, much like ripping with a Diston D-8
> thumbhole rip saw, which is one of my favorite pastimes.
>
> Happy surfing,
>
> Rob in Peoria
> http://www.galootcentral.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links
> As recommended by Popular Woodworking's Christopher Schwarz
>
> Wood shavings on the floor! Wood shavings on the floor!
>
>
> :-----Original Message-----
> :From: oldtools-bounces@r... [mailto:oldtools-
> :bounces@r...] On Behalf Of Eric Dahlman
> :Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 2:34 PM
> :To: oldtools@r...
> :Subject: [OldTools] Introduction and a resawing question
> :
> :Howdy,
> :
> :This brings me to my question and that is how does a galoot go about
> :resawing? In particular I want to take a board that is approximately
> :3 feet long, 10 inches wide and 2 inches thick and cut it into
> :approximately 1/2 inch thick boards that I can then do a book match
> :with. I just can't imagine how to do the resawing with just a bowsaw
> :and my poor technique. Is there a trick or a tool that I need to
> :learn about to do this properly?
> :
> :Thanks a lot!
> :-Eric
>
>
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