I'm new to my wood shop--just acquired over the last year--and hoping there is someone out there willing to help with a very basic problem: wood's too big for my saw.
Here's the sit: making a solid maple base for a piece of sculpture. I have a good shop-made sled for my table saw and a 14" band saw with a decent miter gauge. Finished size is 5-1/4 x 5-1/4 out of 4" thick laminated material 24" long already milled square at a width of 5-1/4. Managed with help to squarely band saw off a 5" hunk with which to test ideas. Thought I might try cleaning it up with a 12" disc sander . . . or use the sled to crosscut, flip, and align with care. BUT, thing is, I'm a bit of a scaredy cat and don't have a lot of material to play with(took me for ever to mill and laminate the planks and I'm hoping to use the remainder to make a couple more smaller bases). Any advice? I could use it. Thanks in advance.