lucky1 Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 (edited) Edited September 19, 2004 by lucky1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 tablesaw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mariah Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Try calling some local furniture builders. They'd probably be willing to do it for a small fee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Drak Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Keep calling around until you find someone to do it for you. Also try your local phonebook for hardwood dealers, they sometimes have machinery on site to do these things. What you are looking for is 'resaw' capability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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charlleyw Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Lucky, I've been wracking my brain on the same problem for. . . years! But low and behold ther is an answer!!!! It's called a frame saw. No, it's not a bow saw. check out This woodworking site for pictures and plans. In fact, I just completed mine ten minutes ago. It's still in the clamps. If all goes well I'm going to try using it tomorrow to bookmatch a piece of curly maple. (I'm headed in the same direction as you.) I'll let you know how it works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Call local Cabinet makers and ask if they'll resaw for you. it took me a while to find someone here in Maryland that can do it, but now he does it for me for free if I buy the lumber from him. and he doesn't mind dealing with the small quantities that I buy from him either. Keep calling around and maybe you'll get lucky like I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Call local Cabinet makers and ask if they'll resaw for you. it took me a while to find someone here in Maryland that can do it, but now he does it for me for free if I buy the lumber from him. and he doesn't mind dealing with the small quantities that I buy from him either. Keep calling around and maybe you'll get lucky like I did Scott, where in Maryland are you, I plan on buying some wood to make my guitar in a few weeks and I will like to know if the place you go is near me so that I can go there to see what I can get... I plan on making a strat type body, maybe like the soloist to get rid of the plywood one on my Squier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 There's a place in Frederick Called Hardwoods Inc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsilver Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 I echo the recommendations on finding someone with resawing capacity. I found a hardwood supplier in my town who has a very large machine just for resawing. I bought a piece of curly maple from them and they resawed it for a $10 set up fee. You may also try woodworking schools if no luck with suppliers. With regard to getting multiple bookmatch sets from a single blank, keep in mind there are multiple factors including the thickness of the original blank (of course), the skill of the resaw operator, the kerf of the blade, and the fact that the resulting pieces will likely need to be jointed flat on the face and then planed to thickness. Out of 6/4 rough stock, you may be able to get two bookmatched pairs 1/4' thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 tablesaw? How can you book match with a table saw??? If it is posible, i would love to know how to. i have a 10" table saw. ps could you do it with a rip saw and a home made miter box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 lucky, I'm sure you'll find someone to do the resaw for you for a reasonable fee. After you get it sawn up, whatever you're not gonna use right away, make sure you stack it so that everything stays absolutely flat. Figured maple really likes to move once it is sawn up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 One other thing to look into is a night course in your local high school, sometimes they offer a wood shop class and usually have larger scale industrial equiptment you can use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 tablesaw? How can you book match with a table saw??? If it is posible, i would love to know how to. i have a 10" table saw. ps could you do it with a rip saw and a home made miter box? Place you fence do the blade runs down the center of the board (whe board is going thru it on its short side, ie. width). Cut both sudes. Then handsaw thru the 2" or so left in the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlleyw Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 Make sure you have the cabinet shop surface plane or drum sand the pieces to unifrom thickness, and plane the edges you want to join if you don't have the tools to do all that yourself. We seem to be working on the same project. Here's my body blank (Maple on mahogany.) I'm still agonizing over a neck design. What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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