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RESAWING
RIPPING
Ripping is the sawing of wood with the grain. It is
generally done with the help of a fence as a guide to '_
position and maintain the work at the correct width for
the cut. Because the work is pushed along the fence, it
must have a reasonably straight edge to make sliding con-
tact with the fence. Also, work must make solid contact
with the table, so that it will not wobble. Provide a
straight edge, even if this means temporary nailing of an
auxiliary straight edge board to the work. If workpiece
is warped, turn the hollow side down.
Use of the saw guard is recommended; and the splitter
should always be used in ripping operations. Wood cut
with the grain tends to spring the kerr closed and bind
the blade. If for any reason, splitter is not used, stop and
insert a wedge in the kerr just as soon as cut ha_ passed'
back of blade.
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Set fence to desired width of cut, either by.using the'.
scale on the fence guide bar, or by measuring the distance
between blade and fence. Fence is almost always used:
on rlght-hand side of blade. Stand a little to the right
of center to avoid being sprayed with sawdust and to be
clear of work in case of a kickback. Start saw and ad-
vance work, using left hand tO hold it down and right
hand to push it forward. As cut nears completion, move
left hand to safe distance from blade, and push work
through with right hand alone. Never reach in back of
blade with either hand to hold work down.
When there is less than the width of your palm between
fence and blade, do not attempt to push work through
by hand. Use a push stick like that shown on preceding ,_
page, or pull work through from behind saw.
Do not leave a long board unsupported so that the spring
of the board causes it to shift on the table. Use some
sort of support to catch end of board behind blade; and
if board is very long, use another support in front of saw,
Resawing is the cutting of thick
b°ards int° thlnoer ones' It is _ iN__
HN''7
-- up to 5_/_-inch maximum width I ..
--can be resawed in one pass;
but larger boards up to 6l_.ihch
maximum require twopasses, one
pass along each edge of the board.
When two cuts from opposite R_O_T
edges are required, these should
be made to overlap V2 inch from the approximate center
of the board. If the first cut is too deep, the kerf will
close and bind the saw on the second cut, with danger of
kickback. Also, when the kerf closes, the two sides of
the cut are no longer parallel to the saw blade, and the
saw will cut into them to spoil their appearance. Keep
same face of board against fence when making both cuts.
CROSSCUTTING
Crosscutting is the sawing of wood across the grain.
Planks are milled with the grain running the length of
the plank. In crosscutting the long edge of the work is
placed across the table top. Therefore, the miter gage is
used as a guide instead of the fence. Most operators pre-
fer to use the left-hand table groove. In this case, the
: left hand is used to hold the work in contact with the
gage and to push work and gage toward the blade. The
right hand is free to assist, as required. If right-hand
groove is used, hand positions are reversed.
Ordinarily the gage is placed in the table groove with the
bar in front. When work is so wide that it completely
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