Planing 3/4" Stock Cherry

My source says to consider sticking the trim to a carrier board with
double stick.

Bob AZ

In article <[email protected]>, Dave Hall
<[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 03:01:13 GMT, "Alan Smithee" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >I'm going to make some 1/4" edge capping for 18mm baltic birch plywood on a
> >cabinet I'm finishing. Is there a danger in attempting to plane 3/4" cherry
> >stock down to 18mm. Basically I need to take off 1/32". I'm going to use a
> >12.5" delta portable planer to do this. I just don't want to screw up an $80
> >board so I'm wondering if there are other options in making capping. Thx.
> >
>
> Personally I would consider attaching it oversized and using a block
> plane or a router with a flush trim bit to take the 1/32" off
> afterwards. If you plane it to the exact thickness before attaching
> you leave yourself no room for error - either yours or the plywoods.
> Dave Hall

I'm with Dave. Leave it 1/32 proud. You can even use a cabinet scraper
to take that much off.

--
Life. Nature's way of keeping meat fresh. -- Dr. Who

In article <AQKYe.537003$5V4.428883@pd7tw3no>, Alan Smithee
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Cabinet scraper. Not a bad idea. I can't use a router because of the nature
> of the layout of the cabinet plus I don't trust myself to hold up the weight
> of the router.
>

Cabinet scrapers qualify as Wonderful Things, in my opinion.

--
Life. Nature's way of keeping meat fresh. -- Dr. Who

Dave Balderstone wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Dave Hall
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 03:01:13 GMT, "Alan Smithee" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm going to make some 1/4" edge capping for 18mm baltic birch
>>> plywood on a cabinet I'm finishing. Is there a danger in attempting
>>> to plane 3/4" cherry stock down to 18mm. Basically I need to take
>>> off 1/32". I'm going to use a
>>> 12.5" delta portable planer to do this. I just don't want to screw
>>> up an $80 board so I'm wondering if there are other options in
>>> making capping. Thx.
>>>
>>
>> Personally I would consider attaching it oversized and using a block
>> plane or a router with a flush trim bit to take the 1/32" off
>> afterwards. If you plane it to the exact thickness before attaching
>> you leave yourself no room for error - either yours or the plywoods.
>> Dave Hall
>
> I'm with Dave. Leave it 1/32 proud. You can even use a cabinet scraper
> to take that much off.

Cabinet scraper. Not a bad idea. I can't use a router because of the nature
of the layout of the cabinet plus I don't trust myself to hold up the weight
of the router.

Bob AZ wrote:
> My source says to consider sticking the trim to a carrier board with
> double stick.
>
> Bob AZ

thx all.

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 03:01:13 GMT, "Alan Smithee" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I'm going to make some 1/4" edge capping for 18mm baltic birch plywood on a
>cabinet I'm finishing. Is there a danger in attempting to plane 3/4" cherry
>stock down to 18mm. Basically I need to take off 1/32". I'm going to use a
>12.5" delta portable planer to do this. I just don't want to screw up an $80
>board so I'm wondering if there are other options in making capping. Thx.
>

Personally I would consider attaching it oversized and using a block
plane or a router with a flush trim bit to take the 1/32" off
afterwards. If you plane it to the exact thickness before attaching
you leave yourself no room for error - either yours or the plywoods.
Dave Hall

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who
have not got it." -- G.B. Shaw

If you use enough that snipe will not matter, it should be okay.
Put your mind to rest by trying a sample piece first.

"Alan Smithee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:Z7pYe.246579$Hk.157290@pd7tw1no...
> I'm going to make some 1/4" edge capping for 18mm baltic birch plywood on
> a
> cabinet I'm finishing. Is there a danger in attempting to plane 3/4"
> cherry
> stock down to 18mm. Basically I need to take off 1/32". I'm going to use a
> 12.5" delta portable planer to do this. I just don't want to screw up an
> $80
> board so I'm wondering if there are other options in making capping. Thx.

If I understand this correctly, you are going to plane down the board to 18
mm thick, then cut it to 1/4" for the capping. 18 mm is no problem, just
do it in a couple of passes to take off that 1/32. Allow some extra length
in case of snipe.