Well, most, save Bob have given good answers. Bob has no concept of how a
jointer works.
I don't think you need to get hung up on the idea of a _surfaced_ board to
feed your planer. What you need is a board which will sit flat over its
length. That's what the planer sled folks are doing. Most of the time this
is possible by removing the high spots with a scrub or jack plane, though
simply removing opposite corners on the jointer can take care of a lot of
twist. Even in this, close is good enough, and alternate planing of
imperfect sides can make it right.
The method of running 5" width to flat and end-for ending can produce boards
flat enough for thicknessing as well, though I've always referenced the
second cut to my first new surface rather than some elevated rabbeting
ledge. If you're running only an additional 2", it references fairly easily
to the additional four. One of the cuts, odds on, will be against the
grain, and thus messy.
"JunkCan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:8_%mb.26236$mZ5.123308@attbi_s54...
> I need to flatten some 8-1/2" wide 5/4 oak on a Jet 6" jointer. Thought
> about jointing one face then rotating the wood and jointing the remaining
> 2-1/2" (same face), Will this work??
>
> I have a 12-1/2" Dewalt planer so once one face is flat, I can plane the
> other face.
>
> Any tips or suggestion?
>
>
>
>
Uhh,
Joint 6 1/2" on the jointer and finish with a hand plane, or just do it with
a handplane.
:-)
"JunkCan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:8_%mb.26236$mZ5.123308@attbi_s54...
> I need to flatten some 8-1/2" wide 5/4 oak on a Jet 6" jointer. Thought
> about jointing one face then rotating the wood and jointing the remaining
> 2-1/2" (same face), Will this work??
>
> I have a 12-1/2" Dewalt planer so once one face is flat, I can plane the
> other face.
>
> Any tips or suggestion?
>
>
>
>
The jointer does all its work in the vicinity of the cutterhead, the rest is
just support. Gravity aside, a jointer table could be one foot long and
still maintain the piece firmly against the infeed table, cutter, and
referenced to the outfeed. As a matter of fact, that's pretty much what a
surface planer is! Upside down, of course.
Jeff Gorman's pages are a great source of information on the web, though any
basic woodworking text covers the essentials. Hit the library.
http://www.amgron.clara.net/
"Jim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I admit it...I'm a plane moron.
> Exactly how flat can you get a board with a plane considering the plane
> is only a few inches wide and (unless you use an unusually long plane)
> about a foot of flat iron long.
>
> I thought the purpose of having a long flat jointer is to use the length
> to work out any bow, the longer the jointer the better to remove bow.
> The extra length would also seem to help with twist since it is easier to
> get an "average" to start a flat part on the board to joint out the
> twist.
>
> I know people have and do use hand planes to accomplish this, but it
> isn't obvious to me HOW this would work.
>
But, if you're smart, you still take the high spots on your jointer first,
same as hand planing, and end up with a board which is wider overall.
"John McCoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> That's because on a jointer you work the whole board at once
> (in fact, it's difficult not to work the entire board). With
> a hand plane, you'd identify the high spots and work them
> down individually, gradually expanding the area covered until
> the entire surface (or edge) is flat.
I bought myself an old bailey #5, Garret Hack's book on hand planes, and
started playing. The first thing I had to learn is what sharp really is. I
just thought I knew before. Sharpen the plane, take a light cut (paper thin
translucent shavings) and your on your way. I normally buy old planes on
E-bay and for the most part I've had good luck.
"John McCoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Jim <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> > I admit it...I'm a plane moron.
> > Exactly how flat can you get a board with a plane considering the
> > plane is only a few inches wide and (unless you use an unusually long
> > plane) about a foot of flat iron long.
>
Method One: Nail or glue a 5/4 x 1 furring strip to each side then feed
it through the planer. Take care to get the even alignment of the strips. I
wouldn't suggest double sided tape as it may make a mess of the blades or
pull out. CAUTION: If you nail, make sure they are NOT in the cutters path.
Method Two: As Bob said, cut, joint, thickness, rejoin.
Method Three: Build a sled for the thicknesser and sit the board on it. Use
spacers to get it level.
Disclaimer: I have used 1 & 2, not 3; I've heard others have had success but
would only do it for a large run of timber.
Greg
"JunkCan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:8_%mb.26236$mZ5.123308@attbi_s54...
> I need to flatten some 8-1/2" wide 5/4 oak on a Jet 6" jointer. Thought
> about jointing one face then rotating the wood and jointing the remaining
> 2-1/2" (same face), Will this work??
>
> I have a 12-1/2" Dewalt planer so once one face is flat, I can plane the
> other face.
>
> Any tips or suggestion?
>
>
>
>
AHA! I suspected it took skill!
Actually this makes a lot of sense. My Grandfather has a wood sole plane
that is about 3 feet long and I could understand how this would work, but
I never understood until now how the shorter planes could be effective.
Thanks a lot for taking the time to explain it.
Jim
John McCoy <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Well, you can get it as flat as you want it. Admittedly, if all
> you're going to use is a hand plane, it does take some skill.
>
> However, for the question at hand the idea was to use the power
> jointer to flatten as wide a section as possible (6" in this
> case), and then use the plane to flatten the remaining width.
> Since the jointer produces a nice flat surface as a reference,
> all that's needed is a little care not to tilt the plane and
> the remaining portion can easily be flattened.
>
>> I thought the purpose of having a long flat jointer is to use the
>> length to work out any bow, the longer the jointer the better to
>> remove bow. The extra length would also seem to help with twist since
>> it is easier to get an "average" to start a flat part on the board to
>> joint out the twist.
>
> That's because on a jointer you work the whole board at once
> (in fact, it's difficult not to work the entire board). With
> a hand plane, you'd identify the high spots and work them
> down individually, gradually expanding the area covered until
> the entire surface (or edge) is flat. The skill comes in in
> being able to visually keep two or more high areas close enough
> to the same plane as you work them, that when your expanding
> areas meet they're close enough it only takes a few strokes
> to merge them. In the power jointer the long bed mechanically
> provides the reference that the hand planer does visually.
>
> John
Nope. That won't work, because the jointer will, by design, taper the wood.
A jointer is used to get one absolutely flat surface. Then you run it
through the planer to get the surfaces parallel.
Your best bet is to rip the board, joint it, then glue it back together.
Done correctly, it's hard to tell.
Bob
"JunkCan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:8_%mb.26236$mZ5.123308@attbi_s54...
> I need to flatten some 8-1/2" wide 5/4 oak on a Jet 6" jointer. Thought
> about jointing one face then rotating the wood and jointing the remaining
> 2-1/2" (same face), Will this work??
>
> I have a 12-1/2" Dewalt planer so once one face is flat, I can plane the
> other face.
>
> Any tips or suggestion?
>
>
>
>
"Groggy" <[email protected]> wrote in message ...
> Method One:
.> Method Two:
> Method Three:
>
You forgot Method Four
Take it to a shop that has a 12" jointer and a$k them do it for you.
Ed
[email protected]
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome
"Lowell Holmes" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Uhh,
> Joint 6 1/2" on the jointer and finish with a hand plane,
This is far and away the simplest and most effective solution.
Given that one has a planer, it is possible to get a good result by
rotating the board on the jointer. You can joint 6" flat, then
rotate & set the fence for the remaining 2.5", and joint that
slightly lower than the first 6". The first 6" then serves as
a flat reference for the planer to flatten the opposite side,
which, once flat, serves as a reference to completely flatten
the first side across the combined 6" and 2.5" width. This is
very tedious, tho - the handplane will acheive the same result
with far less effort.
John
"JunkCan" <[email protected]> wrote in news:8_%mb.26236$mZ5.123308
@attbi_s54:
> I need to flatten some 8-1/2" wide 5/4 oak on a Jet 6" jointer.
Thought
> about jointing one face then rotating the wood and jointing the
remaining
> 2-1/2" (same face), Will this work??
>
> I have a 12-1/2" Dewalt planer so once one face is flat, I can plane
the
> other face.
>
> Any tips or suggestion?
Part 4 of "Get Straight with Crooked Wood" by Shane Shaunesy addresses
this very topic. Woodcraft publishes a reprint of the article at
<http://www.woodcraft.com/Woodcraft/assets/html/Jointer.asp>.
Cheers,
Lowell
Jim <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> I admit it...I'm a plane moron.
> Exactly how flat can you get a board with a plane considering the
> plane is only a few inches wide and (unless you use an unusually long
> plane) about a foot of flat iron long.
Well, you can get it as flat as you want it. Admittedly, if all
you're going to use is a hand plane, it does take some skill.
However, for the question at hand the idea was to use the power
jointer to flatten as wide a section as possible (6" in this
case), and then use the plane to flatten the remaining width.
Since the jointer produces a nice flat surface as a reference,
all that's needed is a little care not to tilt the plane and
the remaining portion can easily be flattened.
> I thought the purpose of having a long flat jointer is to use the
> length to work out any bow, the longer the jointer the better to
> remove bow. The extra length would also seem to help with twist since
> it is easier to get an "average" to start a flat part on the board to
> joint out the twist.
That's because on a jointer you work the whole board at once
(in fact, it's difficult not to work the entire board). With
a hand plane, you'd identify the high spots and work them
down individually, gradually expanding the area covered until
the entire surface (or edge) is flat. The skill comes in in
being able to visually keep two or more high areas close enough
to the same plane as you work them, that when your expanding
areas meet they're close enough it only takes a few strokes
to merge them. In the power jointer the long bed mechanically
provides the reference that the hand planer does visually.
John
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 11:16:05 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>You forgot Method Four
>Take it to a shop that has a 12" jointer and a$k them do it for you.
Method five.
Take it to your local woodworking school, flip the owner the
negotiated greenback, and do it yourself.
Barry
ok...i've heard it all now...
"Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> yes you can do it. plane at LEAST half the board by 1/16 and place a
> piece of laminate on the rabbetting table. flip the board around and
> guide the wood over the laminate. Voila! You can use double face carpet
> tape and take that thickness into account when you make the first cut.
> you could also do 2 1/32" cuts if you'd rather not cut a 1/16" all at
> once...
>
> dave
>
> JunkCan wrote:
>
> > I need to flatten some 8-1/2" wide 5/4 oak on a Jet 6" jointer. Thought
> > about jointing one face then rotating the wood and jointing the remaining
> > 2-1/2" (same face), Will this work??
> >
> > I have a 12-1/2" Dewalt planer so once one face is flat, I can plane the
> > other face.
> >
> > Any tips or suggestion?
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
I admit it...I'm a plane moron.
Exactly how flat can you get a board with a plane considering the plane
is only a few inches wide and (unless you use an unusually long plane)
about a foot of flat iron long.
I thought the purpose of having a long flat jointer is to use the length
to work out any bow, the longer the jointer the better to remove bow.
The extra length would also seem to help with twist since it is easier to
get an "average" to start a flat part on the board to joint out the
twist.
I know people have and do use hand planes to accomplish this, but it
isn't obvious to me HOW this would work.
Jim
John McCoy <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
[snip]
> This is
> very tedious, tho - the handplane will acheive the same result
> with far less effort.
>
> John
>
>
yes you can do it. plane at LEAST half the board by 1/16 and place a
piece of laminate on the rabbetting table. flip the board around and
guide the wood over the laminate. Voila! You can use double face carpet
tape and take that thickness into account when you make the first cut.
you could also do 2 1/32" cuts if you'd rather not cut a 1/16" all at
once...
dave
JunkCan wrote:
> I need to flatten some 8-1/2" wide 5/4 oak on a Jet 6" jointer. Thought
> about jointing one face then rotating the wood and jointing the remaining
> 2-1/2" (same face), Will this work??
>
> I have a 12-1/2" Dewalt planer so once one face is flat, I can plane the
> other face.
>
> Any tips or suggestion?
>
>
>
>