03-10-2008, 06:05 AM
Hi guys,
I use a tablesaw to rip it. A pain in the arse but at this point I can't really justify a big band saw, but who knows. I used one in New Zealand on a boat building project about two years ago that had an utterly ingenious fence that would allow one to rough saw small logs with great accuracy. It was Chinese in make and obscure, but I'd love to have one of those. Otherwise if it's big I just tear it up with the chainsaw with a long bar and a rip chain. Inefficient, but rather than clearing a road to get big dead logs out, it's the only option.
A good tablesaw trick is to screw the small log to a piece of 1/4 ply with brass screws to act as the initial flat fence edge, and just run on through it. Brass screws of course so if you nick them with the blade won't ruin a 70 dollar investment.
Catamarans are where I'm headed too, and Albezia may be the ticket especially if it's free. Many of those light porous woods are really good for laminate construction, as anything that soaks up water soaks up glue good too.
I use a tablesaw to rip it. A pain in the arse but at this point I can't really justify a big band saw, but who knows. I used one in New Zealand on a boat building project about two years ago that had an utterly ingenious fence that would allow one to rough saw small logs with great accuracy. It was Chinese in make and obscure, but I'd love to have one of those. Otherwise if it's big I just tear it up with the chainsaw with a long bar and a rip chain. Inefficient, but rather than clearing a road to get big dead logs out, it's the only option.
A good tablesaw trick is to screw the small log to a piece of 1/4 ply with brass screws to act as the initial flat fence edge, and just run on through it. Brass screws of course so if you nick them with the blade won't ruin a 70 dollar investment.
Catamarans are where I'm headed too, and Albezia may be the ticket especially if it's free. Many of those light porous woods are really good for laminate construction, as anything that soaks up water soaks up glue good too.