Edge joining and resawing for thin panels

Resawing narrow pieces IMHO is always easier than wide pieces. Glue up should not be difficult as all as long as your edges are Straight, Square, and you do not apply too much clamping pressure. You don't want the pieces to bow up or down from clamps that are too tight.

IME, get to your final stock thickness first, with whatever method works best for you. You should have little problem edge gluing, long grain to long grain, 1/4" thick stock. Be sure to use cauls, or similar methods, to keep your glue-up flat, as that will be your biggest problem during the glue-up stage with thinner stock.

For panels like these I resaw first and cut the stock oversized (about 3/8" after jointing one face). I then glue them up, aligning the jointed face, and run them through the thickness planer to get the panels to final size and flatten the them once the glue dries.

-- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA (Remove "SPAM" from email address to reply)

Thanks for the input everyone. Looks like I'll be resawing first.

dave