Hello everyone,
I am planning a one-time project that will use Spanish Cedar, which so far I can only obtain rough-cut, or S2S for an additional 15 cents/bf. FWIW, the raw stock available is 4/4 in widths 6 - 8" and 10 - 12 foot lenghts. The finished dimensions of the pieces I'll need are:
widths of 2 - 4" thickness around 7/8" lengths of 12 - 24"
I rarely work with hardwoods, and since this is a one time project, I don't want to buy a jointer/planer, and even if I did, I'm not skilled in the use of these tools.
Ideally, I would like to simply buy S4S. I have some flexibility in the thickness, and I have a table saw so ripping to the correct width is not a problem. The problem is finding a source, preferably local (Dallas area) but I'm willing to go online. Everything I've found so far is S2S. Surely I'm not the first person in this situation. What does everyone do?
My best idea so far is to get the S2S stock, and joint it (is that the correct term ?) on the table saw or radial arm saw using the long fence set-up that has previously been discussed here. Any other ideas?
Thanks, Tom