Veneer yeild per 1" of board?

[rmorris]

How many veneers can you all who use a band saw and drum sander get out of a 1" thick board? I am currently getting 8 by cutting them down to about .050 on the table saw with a thin blade and then grinding them down the rest of the way with the drum sander

[Canadabowyer]

Your bandsaw would have to have a very good blade and be tuned perfect to get any more than 8 per inch.With a thin kerf blade I get about the same with either bandsaw or tablesaw and the tablesaw is more controllable.  Bob

[kennym]

My bandsaw rule of thumb is add .100 to each finished lam thickness, ie; a .020 veneer takes .120 rough cut.

.065 for the bandsaw and .035 to clean up.

Flat grain red elm or flat grain osage, you need to start thicker, cause they will make a fairly sharp blade wander a bit.

I do keep fairly sharp blades in the bandsaw and take the less sharp ones to Mojam and give em to the guys helping folks rough out staves and stuff. They still slice wood, but not with a fence and cuttin .thou"s

[rmorris]

Thanks guys, I just wanted to make sure I was not wasting wood...

[kennym]

After rereading that, I may have mislead you Ralph!

A .020 takes a .055 rough cut lam for the .020 lam and .035 sanding to clean up but the saw blade takes out the rest of the .120

If I'm wanting 4 - .020 veneers, it takes .480 to get them.

Clear as mud I bet!

[Crooked Stic]

Good info Kenny.

[Buemaker]

Good information, thanks.  Bue--.

[Troy D. Breeding]

A true 1" board that has been planned smooth and clean on all sides, can at times produce 10 veneers if my bandsaw blade is good and sharp. A 15/16" normally yeilds 8 veneers. While a 3/4" board normally yeilds 6 and sometimes 7.

I'd rather not push the number of cuts per board. Even if I do grind away alittle more wood while running them thru the sander it's better IMHO to get a good veneer than to end up chunking it in the scrap pile because of a wondering saw blade.

Troy

[johnny girardi]

Im not afraid of any saw a good sharp blade is nice but not always the norm. When I hear of guys using table saws to cut thin strips I shiver. A band saw is so much safer even with a dull blade.I like all my fingers and both my eyes.

[kennym]

Exactly Right, Johnny!!  

[Troy D. Breeding]

I give a x2 on what Johnny says.

Troy

[BigJim]

I average about 12 out of an inch. I grind to .025 for LB's. If It is a softer wood, I can get a couple more. Most of the softer wood is cheaper too so I don't worry much about an extra couple of lams.

I am using a Laguana with a 1" resaw king blade. Have probably cut more than a few hundred before I had to have the blade resharpened.
bigjim

[2treks]

I hear that Johnny G. I slapped my ribs one night cutting thin strips on my table saw.Left me a welt a inch tall!!
I loved it when I could get my band saw set up to slice.

I use a woodslicer on my big 20" saw and I can get 8-10 from a 3/4-7/8" board. I tend to cut em thick and grind em thin though. I hate wasting two or more beacause I wanted to be greedy just when the saw/blade decided to act up.

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