cutting down thick wood

[rljohn56]

a friend of mine gave me a piece of cider 22" x 18" x 2". who or how do i get it sliced down to several 1/4" or 1/2" thick pieces? 

[Ctutor]

do you have access to a band saw?

 

[ben2008]

You could do it with a table saw. I do it quite often with a thin kerf rip blade.

Edited June 21, 2021 by ben2008

[FrankEV]

Look for as "real wood " cabinet maker in your area and check if they have a band saw set up for "resawing".   May cost you a few bucks but worth it to get a number of thin pieces.  If they will, have them run the pieces through thier wide belt sander to  remove all the saw marks.  

[FrankEV]

40 minutes ago, ben2008 said:

You could do it with a table saw. I do it quite often with a thin kerf rip blade.

Not sure you can cut 18" wide material on a table saw.  

[ben2008]

No, you can't. But you could rip them into 6" manageable pieces to the length you need. You then cut those into 1/4" thick pieces or whatever thickness you need. My table saw can cut 3" inches deep and I flip the piece over to cut the other half for a total of 6 inches wide or whatever size you need to get to the desired width. You then glue the pieces together to make the required width you need.  I needed a piece a about 12.3" wide wide by 1/4" thick. In my case I made 2 - 4" pieces and 1 - 5" piece and glued the 3 together.That is exactly what I did for my clock. You need a good rip blade to do it. I used my thin kerf, Forest 10" blade. Of course a bandsaw would be a better choice. But if you don't have one.....

One final comment. If you would be able to cut a piece of cedar 18" wide x 1/4" inch think I can almost guarantee you it will curl or cup.

 

The fretwork below is 3 pieces of walnut glued together. It is the top piece of my clock.

 

 

 

 

Edited June 21, 2021 by ben2008

[Rockytime]

4 hours ago, ben2008 said:

No, you can't. But you could rip them into 6" manageable pieces to the length you need. You then cut those into 1/4" thick pieces or whatever thickness you need. My table saw can cut 3" inches deep and I flip the piece over to cut the other half for a total of 6 inches wide or whatever size you need to get to the desired width. You then glue the pieces together to make the required width you need.  I needed a piece a about 12.3" wide wide by 1/4" thick. In my case I made 2 - 4" pieces and 1 - 5" piece and glued the 3 together.That is exactly what I did for my clock. You need a good rip blade to do it. I used my thin kerf, Forest 10" blade. Of course a bandsaw would be a better choice. But if you don't have one.....

One final comment. If you would be able to cut a piece of cedar 18" wide x 1/4" inch think I can almost guarantee you it will curl or cup.

 

The fretwork below is 3 pieces of walnut glued together. It is the top piece of my clock.

 

 

 

 

Quite similar to the crown of the fretwork clock I', attempting to make. The crown is nearly 8" wide I ordered 1/4" X 8 from Ochooch. It is still wrapped and flat. However upon opening is I'm wondering if it will warp. If it does I will resort to also cutting it in three pieces. In the meantime I plan on keeping it from warping by crossing my fingers. That should work. Sorry for the hi jack on this thread.