Acquaintances, friends, those in the inner circle, and those who prefer not to be: Greetings from the dude of hack!
Allow me to surmise that the majority of you are the proud owners of a band saw, as am I. I was under the false impression that band saws were relegated to cutting curves. However, if you’re fortunate enough to have a band saw with a fence, you know they are much more. My band saw, a post
WWII relic, has not had a fence until recent days. A well-designed fence expands the capability of your saw at least two-fold. It becomes an excellent tool for rip cuts, cross cuts, and resawing (I know, I know…. a resaw is a type of rip cut).
Those of you who subscribe to Fine Woodworking Magazine may already know of the great design by Patrick Sullivan (Fine Woodworking Magazine, #210). It affords movement in two planes: one is the simple back-and-forth of the fence. The second adjusts for the drift of the blade. This adjustment is critical to the fine-tuning of your saw. Let me whole-heartedly suggest that you take another
look at the band saw fence design by Sullivan. I had difficulty at first with the understanding of the hinge block. But after seeing C.R.’s (one of my mentors) interpretation , it started to become clear. Now I’m the proud owner of a band saw fence that not only gives me great curved cuts, but allows me to resaw, rip, and crosscut. Please afford yourself the making and using of this excellent jig.
P.S. Some of you know that I am in the throes of router table construction. I bought ¾” plywood from our local home-improvement store, that appeared on the rack to be completely flat. However, after a few days in my shop, it has taken on a serpentine form, which has dramatically increased the difficulty quotient. That, coupled with the advent of mental fog, (possibly the insidious work of the wood gnome) has slowed fabrication to a snail’s pace. If the fog lifts, I plan to have an efficacious experience in the wood shop tomorrow.
Remember: Quality trumps speed.
THE HACCUS de ARBORISTEII
Allow me to surmise that the majority of you are the proud owners of a band saw, as am I. I was under the false impression that band saws were relegated to cutting curves. However, if you’re fortunate enough to have a band saw with a fence, you know they are much more. My band saw, a post
WWII relic, has not had a fence until recent days. A well-designed fence expands the capability of your saw at least two-fold. It becomes an excellent tool for rip cuts, cross cuts, and resawing (I know, I know…. a resaw is a type of rip cut).Those of you who subscribe to Fine Woodworking Magazine may already know of the great design by Patrick Sullivan (Fine Woodworking Magazine, #210). It affords movement in two planes: one is the simple back-and-forth of the fence. The second adjusts for the drift of the blade. This adjustment is critical to the fine-tuning of your saw. Let me whole-heartedly suggest that you take another
look at the band saw fence design by Sullivan. I had difficulty at first with the understanding of the hinge block. But after seeing C.R.’s (one of my mentors) interpretation , it started to become clear. Now I’m the proud owner of a band saw fence that not only gives me great curved cuts, but allows me to resaw, rip, and crosscut. Please afford yourself the making and using of this excellent jig.P.S. Some of you know that I am in the throes of router table construction. I bought ¾” plywood from our local home-improvement store, that appeared on the rack to be completely flat. However, after a few days in my shop, it has taken on a serpentine form, which has dramatically increased the difficulty quotient. That, coupled with the advent of mental fog, (possibly the insidious work of the wood gnome) has slowed fabrication to a snail’s pace. If the fog lifts, I plan to have an efficacious experience in the wood shop tomorrow.
Remember: Quality trumps speed.
THE HACCUS de ARBORISTEII
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