Mar 12, 2019 · When jointing edges by hand, in addition to the physical planing work it's important to first mark out your boards well, on both faces and both ends, and then work down to your …

Aug 20, 2015 · As mentioned, jointing end grain is dangerous and even if you did it perfectly, would be prone to tearing out anyway. Typically you would joint/plane with the grain, then do …

Jan 31, 2022 · My budget and shop space aren't generous enough right now for a jointer, so I plan to do the best I can for edge jointing using my table saw. I know it isn't ideal, but it is what I've …

I am fairly new to woodworking and just starting to outfit my shop with power tools. One area that I find confusing is the use case for a jointer vs. a planer. Both tools seem to have very similar

Aug 23, 2020 · Jointing is a job commonly accomplished with a plane much longer than something around the size of a no. 4 plane. Even expert hand plane users typically …

Apr 13, 2017 · 3 I've seen a lot of jigs to do edge jointing on a table saw or router, including this question. I haven't seen much for flattening one of the faces, though. If the board is narrow …

Feb 11, 2022 · I've seen suggestions to us a router to joint edges of boards, and some answers here that mention it, but I don't seem to be able to get the necessary precision using a router …

Feb 14, 2022 · Jointing by hand is easier with larger planes because of effect of long sole bridging gaps, but you can do it with your block plane. Work carefully to plane . How flat is flat enough …

Jun 28, 2017 · Larger pieces generally require removing more material to get a perfectly flat face, so it is common to break pieces down to more manageable sizes before jointing. This applies …

Jan 19, 2019 · Here's the conundrum: I have 5 3.6 meter boards I'm trying to make a long worktop bench out of and I want to glue them up side by side. This is rough construction grade spruce …