Hi,I've been using very good equipment at a polytechnic for a few yearsand I'm experimenting with ways of acheiving similar results at homewithout the full outlay for a jointer and thcknesser.I've been trying to flatten stock by hand using my Stanley No5 (I'vedone work on the plane and use scary sharpening method). I'm finding itdifficult to get a good flat face on a board 1m x 150. It was a bittwisted which wouldn't help but I'm amazed at claims of people doingthis in 5-10 mins!!I've started to think about the following process.1. Use a hand held electric planer to get it roughly flat.2. Run through a cheap thicknesser like the 13" Ryobi.3. Flip and plane the original face with the thicknesser.4. Edge joint by hand.This is a much cheaper route ie hand planer versus 8" jointer. So myquestion is will it work?I've never used a hand electric planer, would they be effective in thisprocess?ThanksPete

> I've been using very good equipment at a polytechnic for a few years > and I'm experimenting with ways of acheiving similar results at home > without the full outlay for a jointer and thcknesser. > > I've been trying to flatten stock by hand using my Stanley No5 (I've > done work on the plane and use scary sharpening method). I'm finding it > difficult to get a good flat face on a board 1m x 150. It was a bit > twisted which wouldn't help but I'm amazed at claims of people doing > this in 5-10 mins!!If you truly want to do this job by manual methods, then adapt the tools of the boat builder, namely a fairing board and a fairing batten.Get as close as you can with the plane, then it's time for the fairing board.For this job, build a F/B using a piece of 3/4" plywood about 4" (100mm) wide and 48" (480mm) long with a handle at each end.Using rubber cement, glue on a strip of 24 grit sand paper (same stuff used in floor sanding machines).Stroke the fairing board back and forth across...

Flattening rough stock?

Jul 27, 2006 21 Replies

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PeteD 19 years ago

Apologies for the ambiguity.

1metre long x 150mm wide. 6 inches when I grew up (England), you guys in the US still use inches. We actually use both at times which is a terrible habit but some things just come into my head in inches. I digress.

I'm just experimenting with making wider boards and then furniture with hand tools only.

thanks Pete.

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Wilson 19 years ago

I'm just experimenting with making wider boards and then furniture with hand tools only.

thanks Pete.

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