Sawing a really thick piece of hardwood into thin slices is a major challenge to a woodworker you need a powerful bandsaw, a large and sharp blade and the bandsaw properly adjusted. I was delighted to resaw this big piece of tiger stripe maple successfully. The result is a 3/4 inch thick slab which will become the back of my experimental Tenor Pinecone. Whew, it went perfectly.
This is what it looked like right off of the saw.
One side of this piece must be perfect flat. I am running it through the sanding machine to acheive flatness.
And here it is, perfectly flat and smooth and ready for the next step.
then the day went on to really heavy duty resawing. note the big half round of walnut cut from a fallen limb of a huge local tree. I have stored and dried it for two years, now it is time to cut it into ukulele necks. The blocks to its right are old growth Cedar that I will be cutting into tone boards.
then the day went on to really heavy duty resawing. note the big half round of walnut cut from a fallen limb of a huge local tree. I have stored and dried it for two years, now it is time to cut it into ukulele necks. The blocks to its right are old growth Cedar that I will be cutting into tone boards.
'the results, Lots of ukulele necks.
And here is the finished tone bar setup for the experimental pinecone.