The tablesaw finish is fine. Thats why I used it over the bandsaw. The question is, how to deal with the rougher bandsaw finish.

> Hi Don

> I agree with your using the smaller skillsaw blade on the table saw,
> but,am wondering about having to plane the pieces afterward. Maybe I
> misunderstood. You should have a pretty smooth surface after using the
> tablesaw. Are you using a carbide blade, or do they even have one in the
> thin kerf?? If so, and you are using that, what kind of marks are you
> getting?? Could be that you are experiencing a fence that is not straight
> with the blade. If so, that is curable. Also, the more teeth, the smoother
> the cut. But, the trade off would be that you have to change the feed rate
> to keep from burning the wood.

> Also, I would not think a little roughness would be a problem as you have
> to sand and/or scrape the surface anyway. On the glued side, it doesn't
> have to be perfectly smooth and you don't really want it to be, as the
> glue adheres better to a slightly fuzzy or rough surface. ( Not too rough
> though )

> Rehd