Best way to do this...

Re: Best way to do this...

Jorge Castañeda~East Penobscot Bay

>steve,

Put a 3/8" or 1/2" blade in the frame saw, with only 2 theet, (or 3 max) 6 is way to many for rip, unless it is in thin stuff.

$0.02

Jorge

Re: Best way to do this...

Steve Kubien

>Thanks Jorge. That's sort of where I was leaning. The blade I'm using is not bad for resawing thin stuff like for making 1/4" bookmatched panels but it's been a bear on this phone pole.

Cheers,

Steve Kubien

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Mill it with an axe

Adam L Cherubini

>Steve,

Whenever you try to mill your own lumber, you're basically saying I can do what this big purpose-built machine does better and cheaper. Having tried it, I don't think that's true. You can buy milled lumber pretty inexpensively.

I prefer to create a material that I either can't get otherwise or is more expensive. That would be riven material, or huge pieces of material (like) a 10x10 for example) or quartersawn material. I can't buy that stuff at the lumber yard.

I'd be inclined to make work bench legs, or riven saw horses, weighs (ways?)for a treadle lathe out of that material. How about practicing your 17th century riving skills and making a small riven frame and panel chest? (see John Alexander, Peter Follansbee or Rob Tarule for more info).

I say mill it with an axe and make something you couldn't buy for any price.

Adam