When I stepped up to bandsaw with a 13"+ resaw my old method of dealing with logs & odd items seemed a bit limiting. Even more so with a burl I shared a couple weeks ago on "What's on your work bench".
I came up with a sled to better accommodate larger dimensions based off a conglomeration of others out there & some self massaging. Unlike the many jig gurus here who astound me with jig quality, my guitars fortunately are generally more tidy than my jigs. The nice thing about this jig is that I made it from one single 2'x8'x3/4" half sheet of plywood. I still need to add a more precise mode of adjustment between cuts but it was definitely a start in the right direction.
While this particular 14" Jet saw is listed as 13" resaw I found that by removing a single bolt that serves as a stop for no apparent reason on the back of the guide bar the resaw increased to a full 14"! The result is the ability to resaw a 14" diameter by 4' log on a 14" bandsaw using the jig, or a 1/3 of a crazily shaped burl in this case.
Perhaps someone else can benefit, and several cross my mind I am confident can improve on it!
Eric
I came up with a sled to better accommodate larger dimensions based off a conglomeration of others out there & some self massaging. Unlike the many jig gurus here who astound me with jig quality, my guitars fortunately are generally more tidy than my jigs. The nice thing about this jig is that I made it from one single 2'x8'x3/4" half sheet of plywood. I still need to add a more precise mode of adjustment between cuts but it was definitely a start in the right direction.
While this particular 14" Jet saw is listed as 13" resaw I found that by removing a single bolt that serves as a stop for no apparent reason on the back of the guide bar the resaw increased to a full 14"! The result is the ability to resaw a 14" diameter by 4' log on a 14" bandsaw using the jig, or a 1/3 of a crazily shaped burl in this case.
Perhaps someone else can benefit, and several cross my mind I am confident can improve on it!
Eric
