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Author:  mikemcnerney [ Mon Aug 31, 2015 8:28 pm ]
Post subject:  resaw thickness
I came across a piece of HOG I am going to resaw & I am wondering what is the thinness I should go after it is sanded? Am I correct that no one would build with anything thicker than .125 back & sides?
MM
Author:  printer2 [ Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: resaw thickness
Certainly not sides.
Author:  meddlingfool [ Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:38 pm ]
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I'm not sure what you're asking.

Are you asking what thickness to cut the slices at?
Author:  mikemcnerney [ Tue Sep 01, 2015 5:28 am ]
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What finished thickness should I sand the backs & sides to if I want to sell them and the width of the sides?
Author:  jfmckenna [ Tue Sep 01, 2015 7:30 am ]
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I remember years ago tops always came in quite thick and I did like that but understand that it's a waste and you should try and get everything you can out of it. I would personally like 1/8th to be the minimum without any saw marks for backs and sides.
Author:  Haans [ Tue Sep 01, 2015 7:45 am ]
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I always preferred to cut them 1/8" to even 3/16. I never would sand to finished thickness, because you want to glue the back together thick and then sand the whole back. Saw marks don't mean much to me...
Ribs can be cut thinner.
Author:  Pegasusguitars [ Tue Sep 01, 2015 12:03 pm ]
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I sell a bit of wood from time to time. For just resawing of a single critical piece, you can take the time to really saw thin. For any kind of production work, I find resawing thicker comes out way ahead in the long run. I'm often running koa stock through my resaw with a power feed for hours at a time. You can easily lose a whole set if the stock tweaks at all or a piece of bark or wood splinter gets behind the stock when resawing. My specs are about 5.3-5.5m mm off the saw and then sanded to 4mm with no saw marks for selling. That thickness gives both the experienced and inexperience builder enough to do most anything they want.
Author:  mikemcnerney [ Tue Sep 01, 2015 12:11 pm ]
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thanks all. I am proceeding
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Author:  Alex Kleon [ Tue Sep 01, 2015 1:38 pm ]
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What types of wood sets are you thinking about selling, Mike? Those of us in Ontario are curious!

Alex
Author:  John Arnold [ Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: resaw thickness
For backs, I like a minimum sanded thickness of 0.130". This allows for some misalignment during joining. Sides can be a little thinner...sanded to 0.100" works fine.
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I remember years ago tops always came in quite thick and I did like that but understand that it's a waste and you should try and get everything you can out of it.

Tops are generally sawn thicker than backs, especially if the sawing is done while the wood is green. The extra thickness can come in handy when joining or installing the rosette.
Author:  unkabob [ Mon Sep 07, 2015 11:28 am ]
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Most of what I have bought were 150 thou (0.150"). This allows for various imperfections.

Bob :ugeek:
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