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Mike OMelia

Post subject: Re: Resawing?

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:35 am

Brazilian Rosewood

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Have you studied Mr Borson's site? Spoke with him? I have. He is a very nice guy. And smart too. I intend to build a resaw setup based on his ideas (and Iturra's too). But I doubt even if I had it, I would try this myself. I just think David has an awsome setup that anyone wanting to do any resawing should have (albiet on a smaller scale for me). Me personally, I would send the pice to David and ask his advice. He glues the billet to a stiff block. Obviously that means some loss there. But it appears absolutely essential. It is the stability of the billet that matters most.

Mike

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Bob Garrish

Post subject: Re: Resawing?

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:47 am

Brazilian Rosewood

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There's less loss than you'd think as I'm sure he's dialed in enough that he can saw the piece off of the solid block and take only a partial kerf out. I'd second sending it to Borson as he's got the right kind of setup and he's got a reputation to uphold (ie: he'd rather turn down business than try and fail)

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Mike OMelia

Post subject: Re: Resawing?

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:57 am

Brazilian Rosewood

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Bob, are you saying he cuts the support block then sands down?

Mike

Edit: Never mind, I figured out what you were saying. To do that implies incredible accuracy!

Last edited by Mike OMelia on Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:03 am, edited 1 time in total.

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boboreilly

Post subject: Re: Resawing?

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:58 am

Walnut

Joined: Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:08 pm
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Location: Chicago burbs

Hesh wrote:

Alex my friend I have one set of BRW that is .300 thick and I have been temped, very tempted, to consider the possibility of resawing it for the same reasons that you are tempted to resaw your German top. Other OLFers have even suggested that I do so too.

But with my need to join plates at about .140 - .150 and having had a father that used to tell me that it is better to do one thing well than to do two things (insert colorful word here.....) I plan on keeping this set as one set.....

But I understand the temptation fully.

You just need one of those new 0 kerf bandsaw blades.

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