Side-by-side comparison

[Daniel P]

No side-by-side comparison, but it might help you visualize:


This video from about 1:40-2:45 you'll see the transition from split wedge shaped billet to bookmatched tops.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMKunrf6vQQ

And in this video from about 3:07-3:36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsfKH55Vi7c

[Dave Bagwill]

Thanks Daniel - very interesting process. They have a machine or two that I do not have in the shop tho...:-)

[Daniel P]

Dave,

I won't vouch for the safety of this approach, but if you have a bandsaw, it might now be too much trouble to build a jig like this:

http://www.routerforums.com/jigs-fixtur ... p-jig.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBl7do5765M

http://www.woodcraft.com/product/152666 ... -mill.aspx

[Dave Bagwill]

i just don't have enough band saw to do that. But if I buy the billets, I should be able to find someone close by that can do the re-sawing, and that jig looks like the right way to go. Thanks.