find a local thickness planer?

[tg.foobar]

Short version:

Is there generally speaking places where i can take my 19"x19"x2" piece of wood and get it planed? (not sure if that's the right terminology, but you get the idea) I'm imagining some sort of woodshop/workshop where you pay to use the machine/services. I live in San Diego, CA, USA if that's helpful. I don't want to have to spend $2,000 or whatever to get a 20" planer.

Longer version:

So, i'm working to build a table go board [1] that's basically

19"x19"x2". I started out with two pieces of basswood thatI i ran through a friend's planer that's i'm guessing 13" wide? I joined the pieces of wood together (using a biscut joiner), and sanded it and gave it one or two coats of polyurethane.

I set aside the project as i had to move, and unfortunately during the move the board got a nice ding in it. So, i'd like to shave off a part of the board to make it level again. I need it pretty level so that i can draw the lines on it - and also for perfectionist reasons.

I'm not sure if planers work well with wood that has a polyurethane coating - or would i have to sand that off first? I also could just try to sand it down evenly, but i'd rather have it properly flat rather than eyeballing it.

Thanks in advance!

[1]: much like the first picture here:

[Jim]

What is keeping you from calling some local cabinet shops and asking them if they do that kind of work? Jim

[Lew Hodgett]

[e-mail] wrote: > Short version: >

Find a drum sanding shop in San Diego.

If none, try Grimminger Drum Sanding in Paramount, Ca.

Lew

[C & E]

Have you tried raising the dent with a damp cloth and a steam iron? If it's a sharp creasw it won't work, but a dent will often swell the concavity.

[tg.foobar]

Not knowing that local cabinet shops would do that kind of work?

Thanks for the suggestion!

-tg

[tg.foobar]

Oh and just to make sure my response didn't seem snarky I really didn't think of asking a local cabinet shop / carpenter. My previous post might have come across as ungrateful, and i just wanted to rectify that.

Thanks again!

[Joe Gorman]

I'm 'assuming' you've turned it over and checked the other side. Joe who's been known to not do that

[Frank Howell]

5673 Kearny Villa Rd., San Diego, CA [phone]. They do milling.

[Locutus]

In my opinion, a snarky response would have been justified.

[tg.foobar]

Yes, unfortunately there's definately a better side and a worse side as far as aesthetics go. I'd really prefer to use the side that's now dented =/

-- tg

[tg.foobar]

awesome, i'll definately give them a call.

Thanks!

[Jim Behning]