Woodworking Plans For Planer Sled

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Woodworking plans for planer sled. Wiskytango great name by the way. It has five levelers. My jointer is only 6 in. In this video rust demonstrates flattening one side of a wide board with the his planer sled.

This video is a quick and hopefully useful demonstration of a homemade solution for not having a joiner. In what are the jointer specific steps for removing warp in lumber. I slip wedges under the edges to even out the high spots which maximizes my yield. I often use a planer sled although not as elaborate an the one in ffw and always start with straight edges and winding sticks.

Unfortunately warped boards are a challenge woodworkers encounter all too often. Wide and i often have to joint wider boards than that. Ask question asked 4 years 8 months ago. Flattening wide lumber on a 6 in.

What is a planer sled and how is it used for removing. The sled is sized to fit a 12 planer and will cradle a board up to 48 long. The board ends up with a flat face. But if a board isn t warped too badly it can be salvaged with a planer and this sled.

Jointer can be difficult. Based on plans from fine woodworking. What is a planer sled and how do you use it. Arlington texas woodworker keith rust has developed an alternative method for surfacing lumber that makes use of his wide bench planer and a shopmade jig.

A planer sled is suggested for milling twisted lumber rather than a jointer.