There are probably umpteen books, videos and websites out there on this topic ... I know I've seen a few that seemed to touch on it (but only just enough to sell something).
Can anyone recommend a good web-site or book with a step-by-step (cookbook) walk-through of resawing logs into lumber and lumber into veneer?
I have a 1 hp 14" Chiwanese bandsaw with aftermarket riser and a Timber Wolf 3/4" x 3 tooth blade. I've been having a lot of fun maiking thin pieces of poplar and QS Oak out of thick ones today.
I need to cut slippery elm bowl slabs into platter slabs (in a 2 for 1 exchange since I now need more final pieces than previously contemplated) and figured tamarind heartwood (harder than calculus!) into veneer for my son, the budding luthier. Hey ... the stuff is pink, curly, and hard to pull nails out of. Accoring to Randy at Woodcraft, it has a specific gravity of .9. According to my hammer, it has a Vulcan death grip on ringed nails.
I'll probably need some way to hold the bowl slabs upright without sacrificing too much flesh.
I'm in no immediate hurry, so 'shop=built' accesories / tools are just fine. Will I need a fancy-pants bandsaw table or will the stock contraption suffice if I just pay attention to what I am doing?
It seems like anthing I want to do in the shop requires me to do two other things and learn three new tricks before I can even get back to draining the swamp. This might make a good topic for one of Macs Musings. IE: "Ya can't get there from here."
Bill