Resawing; 1 of 8

Re: Resawing; 2 of 8

Ray Binnicker

>Here is the finished stack of boards fresh off the bandsaw.

Re: Resawing; 3 of 8

Ray Binnicker

>Another shot of the boards fresh off the saw. Oh, it is a 14" Delta with riser kit and a 1/2" Timberwolf blade 3 TPI.

Re: Resawing; 4 of 8

Ray Binnicker

>And another fresh off the saw.

Re: Resawing; 5of 8

Ray Binnicker

>Here they are after jointing one edge and one face, a couple passes through the planner and the ends trimmed.

Re: Resawing; 6 of 8

Ray Binnicker

>And another

Re: Resawing; 7 of 8

Ray Binnicker

>And another

Re: Resawing; 8 of 8

Ray Binnicker

>And one showing a small piece with a little Danish oil.

I resawed at a little over 7/8" and wound up with boards about 3/4".

The fence you see in the first picture is all I ever use to resaw. I must be very lucky, I have never had to adjust for drift. It took one pass over the jointer and one pass thru the planner on both sides.

See ya next time.

Ray Binnicker

Nice Little Stash of Lumber, Ray

George@Colonel's Workshop-Havertown PA

>Good Afternoon Ray,

What will you use those boards for? It really does have nice distinct disciplined grain. If I had a log like that to re-saw, my harvest would be the size of an Ohio Bluetip Match, and I'd need several matches to keep my pipe lit. Nice job, and thanks for posting.

George

Re: Nice Little Stash of Lumber, Ray

Ray Binnicker

>Thanks George,

I will probably turn this into some small boxes.

Re: Nice Little Stash of Lumber, Ray

David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA

>Ray - nice looking lumber there, it ought to make some pretty boxes. How about some pics of your bench? It looks like Yellow Pine, like mine, and I would love to see someone elses bench of the same material, and how you've got it setup with vices, etc.

David

Re: Nice Little Stash of Lumber, Ray

Ray Binnicker

>Will do, David.

Re: Thanks!

David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA

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interesting wood-- what did you---

gypsydave

>do with the 14 inchers?

Re: interesting wood-- what did you---

Ray Binnicker

>All but one piece is in storage. The one piece was used as a coffee table top for the lady who gave me the tree.

Re: Resawing; 8 of 8

Robin Corell in Atascadero, CA

>China berry is supposed to grow in Ca as well but I don't know what it looks like. Do you have any pics of the tree that you could post? Close ups of leaves, fruit, and bark would really be nice.

What is the wood like to work with and how much does it move during the drying process.

Robin Corell

Re: Resawing; 8 of 8

Ray Binnicker

>Hey Robin

No, I don't have pictures of the tree. You can find them on Google; just search; "Chinaberry tree".

As you can see, the wood is the color of mahogany. A coarser grain and a little lighter. I've only made one thing that I would worry about wood movement (A coffee table top for the lady that gave me the tree)and it turned out, and remains, fine. I do know it all dried up very nice; with no cupping or splitting.

The fruit is small and round; a little smaller than a marble with a hard seed inside. The soft, fleshy outer part is what smells so bad. I understand the native indians used the hard seeds to string up for necklaces.