Up A Creek
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I have a bunch of larger logs I've been cutting up. I don't need a lot of slabs so I've been cutting for dimensional lumber, hence the quarter sawing.
I have a 13" bandsaw. I also just picked up a beam saw attachment for my smaller worm drive saw. I'm trying to figure a simple way to cut boards out of the triangular sections? From the peak to the bottom of the triangle is usually at least 7 inches.
The triangles are all different angles, depending on the size/shape of the logs, so I can't just make a single jig to hold them square. Because the "bottom" of the triangle is round I also can't just lay a "track" for the beam saw on one of the sides and cut because I'll lose several inches from the rounded part of the bottom. Any suggestions how to get relatively straight cuts? I just need one as a reference, then I can rip on the bandsaw.
The triangular section would be the portion missing in the picture. If that makes sense?
I have a 13" bandsaw. I also just picked up a beam saw attachment for my smaller worm drive saw. I'm trying to figure a simple way to cut boards out of the triangular sections? From the peak to the bottom of the triangle is usually at least 7 inches.
The triangles are all different angles, depending on the size/shape of the logs, so I can't just make a single jig to hold them square. Because the "bottom" of the triangle is round I also can't just lay a "track" for the beam saw on one of the sides and cut because I'll lose several inches from the rounded part of the bottom. Any suggestions how to get relatively straight cuts? I just need one as a reference, then I can rip on the bandsaw.
The triangular section would be the portion missing in the picture. If that makes sense?