A few months ago I upgraded my bandsaw, and the quick video below that we made this past Wednesday shows me using it to make a 4×6 from a 6×6. That’s called “resawing” and it’s the heaviest job I’ve tried so far with this new 14″ Rikon bandsaw. It’s quite a machine. Click below to see how it went.
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