I am also very skeptical of 1/64 having just used some 1/64 veneer on my latest project it does not look that thin. Maybe someone needs to have their micrometer recalibrated. On 1/64" veneer held sideways you can not even detect thickness like you can in the video, 1/64" looks just like a dark line. I have cut 1/64" on small boards but as the wood gets larger it gets very difficult , the board in the video is rather small.
Well to be honest guys I'm on the side on the micrometer…its very possible its 3 or 4 thou out but to me it sounds like you guys are suggesting its factions of an inch out. I can't imagine it being that bad.
I'd trust the micrometer in the video over my eyes watching a slightly blurry video of a tiny veneer.
Regardless he measures the same thickness on both sides…even with a micrometer that is WAY out…still impressive.
That is an impressive video. However the Little Ripper is just a jig. It won't make your band saw do what his band saw is doing. Even if it is 1/64 of an inch it is the saw blade, the band saw, and a lot of fine-tuning that is allowing him to make this cut.
A better question might be who wants to use 1/64" veneer? I find 1/42" to be a PITA.
A few months ago I would have agreed with you shipwright. But that was before I saw this video;
Basically it shows that the guides, setup, tension and blade don't make any difference. None of the fine tuning matters!
But good point a 1/64" veneer is pretty much useless lol.
That is an impressive video. However the Little Ripper is just a jig. It won t make your band saw do what his band saw is doing. Even if it is 1/64 of an inch it is the saw blade, the band saw, and a lot of fine-tuning that is allowing him to make this cut.
A better question might be who wants to use 1/64" veneer? I find 1/42" to be a PITA.
A few months ago I would have agreed with you shipwright. But that was before I saw this video;
Basically it shows that the guides, setup, tension and blade don t make any difference. None of the fine tuning matters!
But good point a 1/64" veneer is pretty much useless lol.
OK, you (he) may have a point. One of the nasty things about getting old is that you forget things you used to know.
I've seen that video too and until now I didn't relate what he is saying to a past experience of mine. I thought I was dealing with a better blade but maybe it was just better technique.
Check out this blog I did four years ago. http://lumberjocks.com/shipwright/blog/40311
It is a nice jig (expensive) and some of the accompanying videos discussing band saw drift make some sense. However, he is cutting a piece of perfectly straight grained walnut. It cuts like butter and I bet it would work just fine using a fence. I would like to see an additional demonstration with some very hard and highly figured stock. Something that might have a bit more inclination to push or pull the blade off course a little. Success there would be impressive. Perhaps they have such a video on their website, or on YouTube, I am not inclined to go searching.
I could probably cut a thinner veneer on my Resaw Machine right now. A good blade makes a great bandsaw, then other things need to be right.Tires,fence, wood operator.
OK, you (he) may have a point. One of the nasty things about getting old is that you forget things you used to know.
I've seen that video too and until now I didn't relate what he is saying to a past experience of mine. I thought I was dealing with a better blade but maybe it was just better technique.
Check out this blog I did four years ago. http://lumberjocks.com/shipwright/blog/40311
It is a nice jig (expensive) and some of the accompanying videos discussing band saw drift make some sense. However, he is cutting a piece of perfectly straight grained walnut. It cuts like butter and I bet it would work just fine using a fence. I would like to see an additional demonstration with some very hard and highly figured stock. Something that might have a bit more inclination to push or pull the blade off course a little. Success there would be impressive. Perhaps they have such a video on their website, or on YouTube, I am not inclined to go searching.
A little while ago I was in a veneer cutting challenge. We were all cutting an 8`tall piece of red oak. I`m not sure if that is `hard` enough to impress you but here`s the video
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