Homemade Resaw Fences.......

[Terry Hatfield]

Hello everyone,

I have no clue if this was the right thing to do or not, but it worked for me. Your input is appreciated.....

I decided to make a pair of tall resaw fences for my book matched door panel resaw. I needed some way to keep the 11 3/4" wide panels vertical. I did a test trying to hold the panel freehand with only the short stock Grizzly fence....easier said than done.

This is what I came up with......

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I made a pair of these, one for each side of the blade. They are 11" tall. The fences are made from 3/4" mdf. The vertical section is set in a 1/4" deep dado in the base. The vertical is glued and screwed to the base. I used a 1/2" round over bit to make a rounded "nose" on the vertical.

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The bases are 7" deep and 18" long. I determined that to be about the right size for the fences on my Grizzly G0513 bandsaw. Your mileage/measurments may vary. The verticals are 9" wide and 10 1/2" tall. I let the vertical stick out the front 2" so I could move the board being resawn from side to side if necessary to keep the cut going striaght.

I just clamped the fences to the table of the saw leaving a gap the same size as the board being resawn and centering the blade in that opening. I placed the centerline of the verticals at the front of the blade. I did that to help with moving the board from side to side if necessary. It turned out on this one that I did not need to move the board because the blade tracked nicely down the center of the board.

I did remove the front factory fence rail from the table to make the clamping easier. This is a easy job as the rail is only held on by 2 bolts.

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Timberwolf recommended a 3/4" 2tpi PC (3402PC) blade for resawing this width. I did some tests with it and it was too agressive and the kerf was too wide for my liking. I was afraid that I would not be able to get the saw marks planed out and have the finished panel thickness I needed.

I called Timberwolf and they sent a different blade. The 3/4" 3tpi AS thin kerf (3403AS). This blade performed well for this resaw. It was not a fast as the 2tpi blade, but the finish was much smoother. Here are the raw resawn boards before planing.

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And here are the boards after planing.

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Please let me know what you think of my fence idea. All I know about it is that it worked. This was my first attempt at resawing anything close to this big. All in all I think it turned out well, but your input is appreciated as always.

Thanks,

Terry

BTQ....Ken....Was that what you had in mind???

[Bob Lasley]

Terry,

That is very similar to what I put together the other day, except I just made one and mine's only about 4-1/2 to 5 inches tall. I just use finger pressure to hold the stock against the fence, but I like your idea of using two fences. I too, lined the bull nose up with the front of the blade. Mine worked out fine, but I think your setup might be even better.

Bob

[Terry Hatfield]

Terry,

That is very similar to what I put together the other day, except I just made one and mine's only about 4-1/2 to 5 inches tall. I just use finger pressure to hold the stock against the fence, but I like your idea of using two fences. I too, lined the bull nose up with the front of the blade. Mine worked out fine, but I think your setup might be even better.

Bob

Bob,

I was just scared of screwing up one of these boards. When I tested the resaw, I was uncomfortable trying to hold the stock against the fence. It is 48" long. The 2 fence deal just seemed like it would work.

What was that old saying about the blind hog?

t

[Phil Phelps]

...and thanks for the pics. A lot of folks think of a "fence" instead of a "guide".

[Terry Quiram]

Terry, thats just damn clever. I see the touchy part as putting the first fence in place to get the correct spacing and that shouldn't be too bad.

Terry

[Kurt Aebi]

Terry,

It looks like a great Jig, not only does it look like it did the job, but did it safely. I just wish I had a bandsaw big enough to do that on - maybe someday!

Take Care,

Kurt

[Ken Wright]

a pictures is worth more than a thousand words .... My feeble mind didn't comprehend what you were describing in your email the other day.

That's neat and I'm wondering if my problem last week with my blade stalling in the cut was due to my fence setup rather than what ever. With your system maybe that wouldn't have happened .....

I'll make a couple of these .... I should get the hex guide post for my Riser setup back today.

Thanks a bunch and Happy Turkey to you and yours.......

[Paul Kunkel]

Terry, I posted (one of my first posts on the Creek) a pictorial on resawing just like this many moons ago. It can be seen in my shop pic series below. It does work well and has for years.

[Terry Hatfield]

Terry, I posted (one of my first posts on the Creek) a pictorial on resawing just like this many moons ago. It can be seen in my shop pic series below. It does work well and has for years.

Paul,

Thanks. I gotta remember to use that little "www" button more often.

Terry

[Ken Garlock]

Hi Terry,

If you read the gospel according to David J. Marks, you don't need special jigs to do re-sawing. It is just a simple matter of properly setting up your fence.

You can go through his process once for a given saw blade and cut as thin or thick as you wish using the fence with no other gizmo's. Take a look on the HGTV site for David's fence set up process.
Bandsaw drift compensation.

BTW, your re-saws look really nice, good job.

[Ed Snyder]

Paul,

Thanks. I gotta remember to use that little "www" button more often.

Terry

I made a pair of these fences to-night ,installed a 3tpi resaw blade and cut right down the middle of a 4 foot long 4 inch wide piece of red oak. First real attempt at resawing

Thanks

Ed