Reader Karl wanted to know the best sequence for resawing wood. If you have a board that's 3/4 inches thick you would never want to waste most of it to get thinner sides. You might want to cut it right down the middle on the bandsaw or table saw and come up with two pieces that can be used to create smaller box sides. As an option you might choose to cut 1/2 inch from one side to come up with thicker wood leaving a remaining piece useful for other things like dividers or inlay.
Turning most of a board into waste is seldom advised. When resawing always plan to plane the material after sawing. This will assure that the parts are uniform in thickness. So in resawing whether on the table saw or bandsaw, a 1/2 inch board usually planes down to about 3/8 inch so the loss on each side of up to 1/16 inch will likely be required.
Say you want to make a box. The lengths of the sides and ends all added together plus 1 inch for waste saw kerf between parts as the side and ends are formed. Carefully check the ends of the stock for splits and checks and take that waste material into consideration as you calculate necessary length
For resawing on the table saw I recommend a thin kerf ripping blade as it will result in less waste and greater power in the saw.
