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I order this board to build a recipe box for mom, I only pay $38.33 for it I got it from woodworker source.

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Is that coyote?

Lawrence

Thats Walnut!

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Nice and dark with some wonderful grain to it. That'll finish up beautifully. Good score CJ.

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Seems like you paid too much for that !
over $10 a board foot, yikes !!

Charles, Check your messages. right here in the tri-county area is a great source of wood, much cheaper then ordering it from anyone else.

Wayne

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'Spensive stuff, but no sapwood, and quarter grain make it appealing. Imagine there's a bunch of overhead in S4S and sanded. Probably 3/4 thick versus hardwood standard 13/16? I'm a cheater, so a recipe box would come out of a resawn board, with 3/8 ends box jointed to 1/4" stock. Makes the cost significantly lower.

Could I resaw on my table saw?

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I have resawed boards on my table saw up to 6" wide.
I crank the blade up to just less than half of the board width (about 1/4" less) and make a pass down the length. You must go slow and not over heat the blade and you should cut the board to as short of length as you can for the project. Then flip the board end for end and using the same side against the fence as you did on the first pass for the second pass. you now have a board with two very deep grooves in the edges and very little wood holding them together. (about 1/2"). Now using a hand saw and holding the board in a vice you hand saw the last of the wood holding the board together to split the board into two halves. Then run them through the planer to clean up the saw marks.
I have made some boxes with book matching this way and veners of about 1/8" thick also.
But, to tell the truth, a band saw is a much better way of doing it, I just don't own a band saw.

Rog

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Roger's method works pretty good and you can do it with your unisaw but the board needs to be very flat and I would recommend you experiment with some scrap wood first.

I have a 1-1/2 hp Unisaw. I saw a woodworker on fine woodworking resawing on a table saw.

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Nice hunk'o walnut BWW... I look forward to seeing pics of the project. I'll bet someone nearby has a bs that can help you out. If you do decide to go ahead with the ts resaw, might I recommend you only do shallow cuts on each side and then finish it off with a handsaw? This would be not only safer but would give you a workout. I'll bet you've got a fine ripsaw or two that will do and others 'round here can probably tell me if I sound foolish for suggesting it but it sounds safer than doing a full resaw.

good luck and please be careful

Lawrence

I have two ripsaws.

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Not much wood there.

that would be $38.33 of scrap lumber in short order since you have never done it before.

Since walnut burns so easily, you would be making a lot of work for yourself and most likely not end up with two equal pieces. Due to your efforts in sanding to remove the burn marks.

That is if you actually succeeded in cutting the two boards per Lawrence's suggestion being the wisest.

If you do have a friend that has a band-saw, I'd skip the re-saw on the table saw trick. It'll put the fear of God in you.

I have done it... I have done with a bench top saw with a thin kerf blade.

BBW you have never done it and I do not think you should try it now, without some training, and or someone there that can help you if you get into trouble.

FRANKLY that can happen so fast it will make you wet yourself.

Either buy another piece of wood from the same store or

ask the audience which you have...
Call a Friend with a band saw
or 50 /50 buy a band-saw or another board from your supplier and you Will have enough material.

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