tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855691040587882776.post6272162818863189682..comments2024-01-17T02:36:49.708+00:00Comments on Sean Hellman: Rip sawingSeanhellmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475536325768589469noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855691040587882776.post-51606045960506274552010-04-25T04:18:10.890+01:002010-04-25T04:18:10.890+01:00Bravo Sean. I find ripping much, much harder than ...Bravo Sean. I find ripping much, much harder than crosscutting. I learned the hard way that the first millimeter is crucial. If you start wrong the saw will drift off the line. I use Japanese saws but the principle is the same. I finally made myself a little wooden square (won't dull the teeth on the saw) and use it every time I start a long rip. Once you are 10 cm into the cut, it is very difficult to get the saw back on the line. In fact I find it impossible! I still have a long way to go, but am improving with practice. <br /><br />Our great-grandfathers no doubt learned how to use a ripsaw at age 10. They would laugh at us. But the prevalence of power tools has caused us to forget how to rip boards out of logs. Shove it through the bandsaw, mate. Wot!? By hand? (expletives deleted).<br /><br />And I still rip oversize and use a plane to clean up. Shame on me!JRChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225789329293174703noreply@blogger.com