Workpiece
Inspection
HdbZ ldg`e^ZXZh VgZ cdi hV[Z id Xji dc i]^h bVX]^cZdgbVncZZYidWZbdY^[^ZYWZ[dgZi]Zn XVc WZ hV[Zan Xji# Before cutting, inspect all workpieces for the following:
Material Type:I]^hbVX]^cZ^h^ciZcYZY[dg Xjii^c\ cVijgVa VcY bVc"bVYZ lddY egdY" jXih! aVb^cViZ XdkZgZY lddY egdYjXih! VcY hdbZeaVhi^Xh#8jii^c\YgnlVaadgXZbZci^i^djh WVX`ZgWdVgYXgZViZhZmigZbZan[^cZYjhiVcY bVn gZYjXZ i]Z a^[Z d[ i]Z bdidg WZVg^c\h# I]^hbVX]^cZ^hCDIYZh^\cZYidXjibZiVa! \aVhh!hidcZ!i^aZ!ZiX#0Xjii^c\i]ZhZbViZg^Vah l^i]ViVWaZhVl\gZVian^cXgZVhZhi]Zg^h`d[ ^c_jgnVcYYVbV\Zidi]ZhVldgWaVYZ#
Foreign Objects: CV^ah! hiVeaZh! Y^gi! gdX`h VcY di]Zg [dgZ^\c dW_ZXih VgZ d[iZc ZbWZY" YZY ^c lddY# L]^aZ Xjii^c\! i]ZhZ dW_ZXih XVc WZXdbZ Y^hadY\ZY VcY ]^i i]Z deZgVidg! XVjhZ `^X`WVX`! dg WgZV` i]Z WaVYZ! l]^X] b^\]i i]Zc [an VeVgi# 6alVnh k^hjVaan ^cheZXi ndjgldg`e^ZXZ[dgi]ZhZ^iZbh#>[i]ZnXVc»i WZgZbdkZY!9DCDIXjii]Zldg`e^ZXZ#
ssLarge/Loose Knots: AddhZ `cdih XVc WZXdbZ Y^hadY\ZY Yjg^c\ i]Z Xjii^c\ deZgV" i^dc# AVg\Z `cdih XVc XVjhZ `^X`WVX` VcY bVX]^cZ YVbV\Z# 8]ddhZ ldg`e^ZXZh i]Vi Ydcdi]VkZaVg\Z$addhZ`cdihdgeaVcV]ZVY idVkd^YXjii^c\i]gdj\]i]Zb#
ssWet or “Green” Stock:8jii^c\lddYl^i]V bd^hijgZXdciZcidkZg'%XVjhZhjccZXZh" hVgnlZVgdci]ZWaVYZh!^cXgZVhZhi]Zg^h`d[ `^X`WVX`!VcYn^ZaYheddggZhjaih#
Excessive Warping:Ldg`e^ZXZhl^i]ZmXZh" h^kZXjee^c\!Wdl^c\!dgil^hi^c\VgZYVc\Zg" djh id Xji WZXVjhZ i]Zn VgZ jchiVWaZ VcY bVnbdkZjcegZY^XiVWanl]ZcWZ^c\Xji#
Minor Warping:Ha^\]ianXjeeZYldg`e^ZXZh XVc WZ hV[Zan hjeedgiZY l^i] XjeeZY h^YZ [VX^c\ i]Z iVWaZ dg [ZcXZ0 ]dlZkZg! ldg`" e^ZXZhhjeedgiZYdci]ZWdlZYh^YZl^aagdX` Yjg^c\i]ZXji!l]^X]XdjaYXVjhZ`^X`WVX`#
BdYZa<%,&*E B[\#)$&&
Blade Requirements
I]Zg^k^c\`c^[Z^cXajYZYl^i]i]^hbVX]^cZ^h%#& '#*bb i]^X`VcY^hdcanYZh^\cZY[dg&%Y^Vb" ZiZgWaVYZh#
L]Zc X]ddh^c\ V bV^c WaVYZ! bV`Z hjgZ i]Z WaVYZ h^oZ bZZih i]Z gZfj^gZbZcih a^hiZY WZadl# I]Zi]^X`cZhhd[i]ZWaVYZWdYnVcYiZZi]XVcWZ bZVhjgZYl^i]XVa^eZghdgVcnegZX^h^dcbZVhjg" ^c\YZk^XZ#
Blade Size Requirements:
'#+"(#'bb
Blade Selection
I]^h hZXi^dc dc WaVYZ hZaZXi^dc ^h Wn cd bZVch XdbegZ]Zch^kZ# 6alVnh [daadl i]Z hVl WaVYZ bVcj[VXijgZg h gZXdbbZcYVi^dch id ZchjgZ hV[Z VcYZ[[^X^ZcideZgVi^dcd[ndjgiVWaZhVl#
Ripping Blade Features:
7Zhi[dgXjii^c\l^i]i]Z\gV^c '%")%iZZi]
;aVi"ide\gdjcYiddi]egd[^aZ
AVg\Z\jaaZih[dgaVg\ZX]^egZbdkVa
;aVi Ide 7aVYZ
Figure 31. G^ee^c\WaVYZ#
"'."