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How can I saw a board into thin sheets? (feddit.org)

submitted 19 hours ago by alleycat@feddit.org to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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For a small musical instrument I need a thin sheet of spruce (1.5mm). Normally I'd just buy a guitar or lute top, but for this one I need the highest quality I can get, with very narrow rings. So my idea is to saw down a blank for a violin top (25mm at its thickest point). I need to do this with as little waste as possible, because a good spruce top can cost 100-300€.

Is there a way I can do this with hand tools?

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[–] JASN_DE@feddit.org 11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

That is a very thin sheet. You won't get sub-mm precision with hand tools, especially the way you'd have to cut.

You could look for high-end veneer, that could already match your thickness.

[–] alleycat@feddit.org 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

I don't need to cut it to final thickness right away, since I have to graduate the thickness by hand anyway. Being in the ballpark of 3 or 4mm might be enough.

Edit: also, most veneers I found were plain-sawn, and I specifically need quarter-sawn.