Don't you just hate re-dos? I'm milling up some lumber and get to the point of assembly and find that I hadn't been paying attention to the thickness of the pieces. Too thin! I keep joining them to take out some cupping and just thought it look ok.
My fault, my time, and I'm glad I'm not working for anyone but me. I have ordered myself back into the shop and remake these pieces on my own time and this time - CHECK the measurements along the way!
ARG!
Did that with some cabinet fronts. I intended to use the slightly thinner pieces all on one front but got the pieces mixed up and....well you can guess the rest. Had to re-do that one. Bah!!
Max
Sounds like you could use a planer.
A couple of things you are doing wrong.
That all depends on which end of the board you're trying to shorten.
MJ wrote: : Don't you just hate re-dos? I'm milling up some lumber : and get to the point of assembly and find that I : hadn't been paying attention to the thickness of the pieces. : Too thin! I keep joining them to take out some cupping and : just thought it look ok.
Borrow a planer, and use that for thicknessing. As for the ones that are too short: run them through the planer backwards.
}:-} Andy Barss
Another variation on the old "I cut that board twice and it was still too short" complaint.
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