Making 1x Lumber from 2x Lumber
Resawing More on 2x to 1x Cut To Length Ripping
Resawing Planing

Since the price of lumber has skyrocketed of late (August of 2018 at this writing), I have done some price comparisons.   White wood is about $2.45/bd ft where 2x8 SYP is about $.61/bd ft. or about 1/4 the price.  
I decided that if I bought 2x8x8' SYP I can cut it to shape (1x4, 1x3, 1x6, 1x8 etc.) much cheaper than buying white wood.  

NOTE: a 1x is actually 3/4" (12/16")when I resaw a 2x in half edgewise, it is 11/16" or about 1/16" narrower than a store bought 1x.   I get four 1x3s or two 1x6s from a 2x8, so I do a little calculating to get the number of 2x8s to purchase for a project.  

Since I make everything, these days, from 2x8x8' then rip, resaw, and plane.   The quantities in the cut list show C>P [2x8 cuts > resultant pieces].   I cut the 2x8 to length of the final pieces, then rip, resaw, and plane to get t he final lumber pieces.  

For instance I get 3 pieces 3/8" thick from a single 2x8 cut.   I can cut 6 pieces of 2x8, then rip to 5" wide, resaw into 18 3/8" thick pieces.   I only need 16 pieces 3/8 X 5 for sides, so I'll use the other two as spares or shorten them to some fronts / backs.   I'll get 3 - 5" X 3/8" thick pieces from one piece of 2x8.
or
I can cut a length of 2x8, rip into 2x3s getting 2 2x3s from each 2x8 cut.

Cut To Length

2x8x8', from Lowes, ready to be cut to length.   First I remove any staples, nails or labels from the lumber.   You can see a round white plastic disk stapled to the board on top left, it will be removed.



I cut the end off, on the miter saw, to get a smooth cut.   Note the miter saw table is the same height as the workbench.   I also have a roll around utility table the same height.



Same operation with side table instead of workbench.    



Now I cut to length (whatever the project requires).   You can see the clip board with a cut list, on top of the lumber stack on the workbench.   I previously calculated how many of what lengths to cut and check of each length as I cut them.   For instance, I get four 1x3s or two 1x6s from a 2x8.



All the 2x8s are cut to the correct lengths for the project.  



Ripping

A 2x8 is actually 7-1/4" wide and has rounded corners.   I rip one edge of the 2x8s to 7-1/8" to make square corners on that edge then turn it over and rip the needed widths.



Next, I rip the cut to length boards to correct widths for the project.  



Here the final edge is removed.   Note the other ripped boards and one really thin edge on the outflow table.



Most of the ripped boards for a project on the workbench.  



Resawing

Here I'm marking the center of each board for resawing.   If I need thin panels, I don't rip down the center, I mark what I need + a small allowance for planing and sanding.



Closer look at resaw mark.  



Resawing on the bandsaw.   For more info on resawing please check out my resawing page.



Closer look at resawing 2x into 1x boards on the bandsaw.  



Planing

Thickness planer, removes the bandsaw marks and guarantees each piece is exactly 11/16" thick.  



Planed lumber ready to start building something.