What Is The Re-Saw on a Band Saw?

When you are trying to purchase some wood for your project, you will need flat sheets of wood to get your job done.

However, there are many scenarios where these woods don’t have the thickness you desire, and in the end, you will have to find an alternative solution for this issue.

There are lots of ways that you can acquire a piece of wood that is just as you want.

Still, sometimes you cannot find the wood that you are looking for in any woodworking shop in town, so in this article, we will be telling you about a method that can help you to make your flat wood pieces without the need to purchase those woods: Re-sawing on a band saw.

This method is one of the easiest and most accessible ways to get the wood dimensions that you want, and then the cut that we will be talking about today is a side cut, keep reading to find out what that is?

So if you are ready, let’s start with the article on using a band saw to Re-saw a piece of wood.

What is a band saw?

As you may have seen from the reviews we have done on this website, there are lots of saw types in the woodworking world, and we are sure you can easily use these saws.

However, the saw types might change depending on the project you are working on.

For instance, you cannot open spline joint slots using a hand saw because it’s not practical and, to be honest possible.

This section will discuss a special kind of saw with tremendous use in carpentry. The Band saw.

You might have heard about some of the special saws that can help you to alter the base wood of the project; by the base wood, we mean the wood that you haven’t processed yet to implant into your project.

These kinds of saws are prevalent but have a downside: being powered tools.

We mean that these devices will be expensive; however, if you consider the projects you can conduct with this tool, you will be intrigued to get this tool.

A band saw consists of three main sections; let’s see what these pieces are?

• The blade (middle section)
• The tray (bottom section)
• The conductor (top division)

As the names suggest, the blade is responsible for cutting the wood, the tray on the bottom is used to secure the wood and keep it at a steady pace, and the top part is the actual power section that moves the blade so it can easily cut the wood.

Make sure that the wood you are using is decent wood without any complex parts, such as knots and lumps, because these imperfections can lead to a broken tool at the end of the day.

Now let’s get to the main section, which is figuring out what a Re-sawing process is on a band saw?

Re-sawing on a band saw (+ step-by-step tutorial)

It would be proper to start with an example to help you understand the concept better and more accurately.

Imagine that you are trying to build a gift box for your anniversary, and you need thin layers of wood; however, the wood’s height and length matter.

So you purchase some fat woods, and in the end, you have to build your project with that piece of wood, so let’s see how you can do it.

Using a Band saw, you can quickly achieve the wood thickness you want, and the positive point is that you don’t have to get different woods; you can easily use one piece of flat wood and then cut the needed pieces using a band saw.

To demonstrate the project better, let’s start the tutorial by understanding the process of Re-sawing better using a band saw.

• Stage one

Get a piece of flat wood that is the same length and width that you desire, and then on the sides of the wood, you have to mark the locations where you will be cutting the flat pieces of wood.

And then, you have to ensure that our wood grains are in the right direction because they can break during the process.

• Stage two

Start the machine, and then ensure your safety is complete after wearing your protective gear.

Then you have to put the wood on the Band saw tray, align the marking to the blade, and gently push the wood towards the edge.

• Stage three

After getting one piece of flat wood, you must repeat the process to get all the materials you want.

• Stage four

In the last stage, you must correctly use all the pieces you acquired from the wood.

After you finish the woods and sanding, the waxing and assembling of the piece come.

In the end, you will have a fantastic piece of artwork.

Before getting to the conclusion, we intend to conduct a comparison regarding the Band saw use and a hand saw on Re-sawing the wood.

Band saw	Hand saw
Requires power source	Requires hand power
It makes your project so much easier	It takes a long time to finish, and the pieces will not be even in the end.
A tad expensive piece of equipment	Much cheaper than any power tools

Judging by these pros and cons, you must choose the best tool.

Now let’s get to the end of the article, shall we?

Conclusion…

Some wooden projects require special tools, meaning you cannot perform specific actions using most of the woods.

In this article, we talked about the process of Re-sawing the wood on a band saw, and in the end, we concluded that using this tool can be extremely helpful in your projects.

We recommend using this tool at all times and in every project you think is necessary.

In the end, we are happy that you stayed with us through the “What is the Re-saw on a band saw?” article, and we will be pleased if you share your opinions on this statement with us in the comment section below.