I tuned up my bandsaw (14" craftsman euro style) in prep for some veneer resawing, and it went fairly well. I made some veneer. The first couple of slices were of curly maple, and my drift angle adjustment was a bit off, so they ended up too thin for the marquetry for my project. So now I have a couple of small slices of 0.025" curly maple, well done 16-32....
After adjusting for the drift a bit, I started to get some nice cuts. That little bandsaw does alright for small veneer sawing. I cut some 7" poplar slices (green coloration), some 7.25" curly maple slices, and some 4" or so purpleheart slices.
Doing this required that I tune my bandsaw, tune my jointer (8" jet, was off a bit), and change my drum sander paper, so overall a good get the shop up to speed kind of thing.
It'll still be a while until I get this project done, it's a biggie, but I thought that I'd share this stuff....soon I get to layout and cut the marquetry, and that's what it's all about!!!
After adjusting for the drift a bit, I started to get some nice cuts. That little bandsaw does alright for small veneer sawing. I cut some 7" poplar slices (green coloration), some 7.25" curly maple slices, and some 4" or so purpleheart slices.
Doing this required that I tune my bandsaw, tune my jointer (8" jet, was off a bit), and change my drum sander paper, so overall a good get the shop up to speed kind of thing.
It'll still be a while until I get this project done, it's a biggie, but I thought that I'd share this stuff....soon I get to layout and cut the marquetry, and that's what it's all about!!!
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