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I just discovered the accu-slice sliding table as used luthiers resawing. The points I am particularly curious about are. 1) He uses only timberwolf 1/2 x 6 to 8 tpi. (.050 kerf). This is much finer than I ever heard of. 2) his result is pretty accurate & smooth and on 8.5 " thick wenge he sanded .010 each side (.020 in total). It is an expensive product but looks like it's
very accurate. Does anyone out there have any comparable set ups with minimal waste. I have a piece of .750 QS curly koa patiently waiting but I do not feel confident yet to try it. According to my calculations I might only get 3 pieces finished at .125 or may 4 at .115??? I would like to see a video on BS set up in general (for luthiers) and pictures of any ones re -saw set up

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Mike McNerney

When you say "finished", do you mean all smoothed out? Are these for backs, sides, both? What I am getting at is that I think thinner wood is fine, especially for sides. If you do get too thin, upgrade to "lined" in the finished instrument.

backs 8.5 " wide, yes all smoothed out sanded

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Mike McNerney

Mike, are you aware of Borson precision resawing?
www.borsonresaw.com
That might be a good option for your Koa.

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Jim Watts
http://jameswattsguitars.com

I was just in contact with Borson. He's out of commission for a few months as he recovers from a medical procedure.

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I have an old 14" Delta bandsaw with a riser block and use a Viking (same as Timberwolf) 1/2" blade but 3 tpi for resawing. It works just fine and only needs minimal sanding. I cut some Ovengkol sides not long ago that were 2.5mm (.110 ?) after sanding.
dang, I thought Accu-Slice was a new place.

The biggest problem in resawing is 'blade drift'. This is all about set-up. There has always been a debate on this. For me, if the blade is tracking properly, I get no 'drift'. There's a great video by a guy on the website 'online supply' that shows set-up and advertises a product they sell called 'The Little Ripper'. (I am not affiliated with them in any way)

Brent

I have the accu slice for about one year. It works just like the videos John shows. The only caution would be is your bandsaw. That is the real key to getting thin slices. It has be be very well tuned. No drift solid base so no vibrations new blades and square. All of these will impact a .020 cut. If you want to cut sides and backs probably need a three horsepower saw. John has done all this that it’s why it works so well. Also i dont think it is that much faster as it takes a lot of time to set the board up for cutting. All that said it does work well once your bandsaw is set up.

Bradem, Do you use the 6 to 8 tpi blade (carbide) he does or something courser. Yes I only have a 14" with a 1HP and I have wondered if one needs bigger & more power.

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Mike McNerney