In the above video you’ll see a fantastic tutorial by two Colonial Williamsburg craftsmen Edward Wright and Bill Pavlak. They were kind enough to share a tutorial on how to resaw wide boards using a large frame saw. I filmed this skill tutorial (and several other skill tutorials) inside the 18th Century Anthony Hay Cabinet Shop at Colonial Williamsburg.

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Here are all my videos & articles of the Anthony Hay’s Cabinetmaking Shop at Colonial Williamsburg:

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Below are photographs that I took at my previous visits to the Anthony Hay cabinet shop at historical Colonial Williamsburg:

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Discover a treasure trove of woodworking knowledge by visiting the Anthony Hay Cabinet Shop blog.

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Matt Rae
Matt Rae
June 3, 2015 9:52 am

Nice video!

Jason A. Hammond
Jason A. Hammond
June 3, 2015 10:54 am

Very nice. Nice to know about the wind in the blade. Wouldn’t have given it much thought. They do excelent work.

Steve Branam
June 5, 2015 7:10 pm

Cool! I have one of these saw blades and mounting hardware from Isaac Smith at Blackburn Tools. I really have to build a frame for it and put it to use! I tried his out on a 2′ length of 8″ wide mahogany, it did a great job.

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