After a little downsizing, I've recently been rebuilding my shop to focus more on hand tool related work.
I'll still break down larger pieces using electric hand saws but for resaw and smaller rip operations, I'll be using a new 26" Lynx 4tpi rip saw.
What I'm wondering is which type of saw bench design is best suited to ripping operations, mono or split-top, and why?
I have some extra red oak and beech that I'd like to put to use but don't want to find out after-the-fact that I should have built the other one first.
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