Which saw to use?

[Herb G]

I have a block of Leopard wood I want to cut into 9 smaller blocks. What's the best way to cut this so it comes out right?
The block is 7" X 7" X 2.25".

A. Table saw with a thin kerf rip blade.
B. RAS with regular combo blade.
C. Bandsaw with average tooth count blade.

[sniper]

Depends, what size are the 9 blocks you want?

[Herb G]

About 2 1/3" sq.

[JGrout]

Herb G said:

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About 2 1/3" sq.

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Where is the extra 1/16" in thickness coming from then?

[JGrout]

if you want them to be square cubes a regular kerf blade will do it in the least amount of cuts

TS or RAS will work fine.

[Steve N]

If it is something I want looking the best when done, and I think Leapordwood is something you are probably going to want to maintain appearance on, I would use a BS for the smaller kerf. This allows shallow passes on the jointer/planer, but maybe with your small stick with a hand plane to get the saw marks off, and clean up the piece.

[Herb G]

I don't own a jointer or a planer. I am making bottle stoppers out of these blocks.

[AHill]

If you're making bottle stoppers, use the bandsaw. Less waste.

[Herb G]

AHill said:

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If you're making bottle stoppers, use the bandsaw. Less waste.

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That's kind of the way I was leaning. The other saws scare me when it comes to making dust with them.

[John Mihich]

+1 on BS