Working with an 8″ wide board, what is your preferred method for ripping off a 1″ strip? Personally, that sounds like a great use for the tablesaw! But I know there are lots of ways to get that job done. How would you do it?
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under 3 ft long, band saw. over 3 ft, table saw
If the board doesn’t have one straight edge then I clamp it down on the panel saw wagon to rip one straight edge. Mine makes rip cuts up to 110″.
10′ sliding table saw to slr the first edge
For short lengths of straight grained timber, a froe and then a hand plane – just to take us back a couple of hundred years!
I have 8/4 cherry boards – between 8 & 10″ wide and 8′ long – anyone in the 14850 zip that has the ability to resaw these? Thougth about using a chain saw – but my wife won’t ket me :-)
What’s a rip cut?
A rip cut is a cut that’s made with the grain. So generally, cuts that take place in the long dimension of the board. Cuts that go across the grain are referred to as cross-cuts.
Tablesaw, resaw, track saw, depends on the wood.
definitely the table saw
Reading through the posts it occurred to me that the question is much like “what shoes would you wear? I especially like Dean in Des Moines and spoke shave.
I use a tqble saw but it could differ with the length of the board just due to handling difficulty. Beyond 4 or 5 feet I will use a circ saw with a guide.
I bought a gang rip about a year ago and i have only used a couple times because i usually end up just using my table saw or track saw, but the gang rip is handy for face frames or door frames if you have a lot of repeatable rips, it really cuts down on time.
I always start by trying to harness the power of The Force. If after a few minutes that doesn’t work I use a circular saw since i do not own a table saw (i’m just a poor college student). If I feel frisky I might use a hand saw
Sometimes the best way to rip a solid wood board is with a bandsaw especially one like Nick Boynton’s (Missoula, MT). Nick built the bandsaw carcass out of plywood and it is by far the truest bandsaw out there. The saw was featured in Fine Woodworking Magazine. I’ve had the great fortune of using Nick’s creation. With an in feed and out feed table , the band saw is the safest approach to ripping solid wood. It may be just as fast as a table saw with minimal dust flying in your face. No need for a riving knife on a band saw. With a ultra thin kerf you can yield a lot more out of a board. Of course, the table saw is the way to go for ripping plywood & crosscutting. Don’t let Nick find you cutting plywood on his bandsaw or he will have words with you.
Depends on the length of the board, and the length of the 1″ strips
I think the table saw does a better cut
I’m a table saw guy…in a shop environment especially…quick & easy setup too!
I generally use my razor sharp mind.
Table saw for a short piece, circular saw and guide for a longer piece.
I use my jack plane and glue all the shavings back together. Gives it that nice chipboard look that people seem to like these days.
Is this board straight? Is it s4s? How thick is it? Do I want the 7″ piece or the 1″ piece? Is my table saw set up with a ripping blade? How many cups of coffee have I had? What type of wood is it? I voted track saw since I just got one and the last board I ripped I tried out the new saw. Worked great.
For me it depends of the length of the board. I would choose the Festool track saw or the tablesaw. The Fesstool track saw works very well for ripping and with the parallel side fence, repetitive cuts are easy to do.
Steroids and bench press got me ripped, bro.
If it doesn’t fit, I redesign the plan to use what I have on hand.
(In all seriousness….. I split evenly between hand, jig saw, and circular saw with a guide. It all kind of depends on the size being ripped and how much snow there is on the ground at the time… since the bench went kapuut.)
When I need things ripped, I just get Chuck Norris. Then everything just get cut down to it perfect size.
You mean as soon as Chuck Norris gets close the boards fall apart themself just of fear.
Tablesaw is the way to go for me.
Over 8′ I use the radial arm instead of the table saw
That really is a “depends” …
By using my knife hand. All you USMC types out there know what I’m talking about. And maybe some other types too I guess.
Hoorah!! Knife Hand Chop!
But how do you prevent the tearout?
Radial Arm Saw