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1/2 in hardwood - Bope - 02-28-2017
If you have a bandsaw for resawing what thickness rough lumber do you usually start with when you need 1/2" material? Do you use 4/4 and just plane it down or 5/4 and try to resaw to 1/2"?
RE: 1/2 in hardwood - JGrout - 02-28-2017
I use 5/4 way less waste as in double the yield
RE: 1/2 in hardwood - fredhargis - 02-28-2017
I've always tried to find 5/4 for that.....
RE: 1/2 in hardwood - rwe2156 - 02-28-2017
(02-28-2017, 07:55 AM)fredhargis Wrote: I've always tried to find 5/4 for that.....
This ^^
RE: 1/2 in hardwood - jteneyck - 02-28-2017
5/4 or 8/4.
John
RE: 1/2 in hardwood - TomFromStLouis - 02-28-2017
Yeah, 5/4 or 6/4 for two or 8/4 for three.
RE: 1/2 in hardwood - Steve N - 02-28-2017
5/4 and 8/4. Resaw and clean it up. I'll use 4/4 to make ~~~1/4" to 3/8" for small boxes. If it's rough to start you can often sneak in 3/8" pieces, S4S and you are at 1/4"
RE: 1/2 in hardwood - Stwood_ - 02-28-2017
(02-28-2017, 04:28 PM)TomFromStLouis Wrote: Yeah, 5/4 or 6/4 for two or 8/4 for three.
+1
RE: 1/2 in hardwood - WaterlooMarc - 02-28-2017
If o need 1/2" I'll still resaw 4/4 down (although most my lumber is 5/4 anyway) rather than plane it away. I can always find something to do with the 1/4" or 3/8" piece that's left over. Even if it's just kindling.
RE: 1/2 in hardwood - Dave Diaman - 02-28-2017
I resaw all the 1/2" material for my drawer sides and bottoms which ends up being quite a bit every year. I used to try to use 5/4 but I have a hard time fining 5/4 around here flat enough to yield two clean 1/2" pieces. Most of the time I use 8/4 which will yield 3. 1/2" thick pieces fairly reliably.