Hey folks

Through the years I have seen pictures of the Hitachi CB, re-saw bandsaw, the one with the 3" blade, and have noticed that the back end of the fence is just a little beyond the back end of the blade. Instead of running the length of the table parallel to the blade.

Does this design work better than the full length fence? I was thinking about making one for my 18" band saw, but before I got too far down the path, I figured I'd ask.

I'm not having any issues re-sawing now, was just wondering about the design.