Resaw Guide 2
Rsw#2Construction Diagram Saw Jig

After using feather boards for resawing for some time I decided its time to make a better back side guide for resawing.   I used 3/4" plywood, a 1-1/4" dowel, and two miter bar clamps.  
The dowel needed a flat side parallel to the opposite side.   I decided to use my tablesaw to saw a flat on a round dowel, so I had to make a special jig to hold the dowel.  

I didn't take a lot of pics on this project, I did it in one afternoon then allowed the glue to totally set overnight.  

The 1-1/4" dowel.  



Dowel sawing jig.   Its a 2x3 with a round groove machined into it's center down one edge.   The groove was cut using my router table and a 5/8" round nosed bit, centered in the edge of the jig.



Here is how I used it, the 2x push block on the left, you can see the saw blade in the background.  



A little closer look.   It doesn't matter exactly how much you saw off as long as you have a good flat surface parallel with the opposite side.   I drew a chord on the end of the dowel that measured a little over 3/4", then adjusted the saw's fnece so the blade would cut on that chord.   The flat surface needs to be at least 3/4", the width of the vertical I glued it to.



After sawing.  



Gluing the frame together.   Make sure all the pieces are square cut (check the table saw's fence before sawing).



Closer look.   Thats the stabilizer pointing to the left.



Gluing on the dowel.   The stabilizer is pointing into the camera.



Painting the guide.  



The resaw back guide on the bandsaw.  



Closer look at the front.  



This is the back side, you can see the stiffener.  



Closer look at the miter clamps, from Rockler.