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estes · March 7th, 2011, 11:02 PM

Finally had some time to work on this thing.
Here's the poplar, ready to be planed, then jointed on my $25 CL jointer.

I cut the board down into 2 18" pieces and ran them through my Grizzly planer a few times. It's very snipe-happy, so i add these sacrificial strips. I'll plane it down to 1 5/8"

I mark the feed direction on top of the board. I do this because I will joint the two edges with the feed direction opposed, so in case my fence is off I'll still get a perfectly flat joint...

All clampified

I check the back for level. Looks good!!

I'll let the glue dry overnight and remove the clamps. More to come!!

March 7th, 2011, 11:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
estes TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Rochester, ny Age: 33 Posts: 73	Finally had some time to work on this thing. Here's the poplar, ready to be planed, then jointed on my $25 CL jointer. I cut the board down into 2 18" pieces and ran them through my Grizzly planer a few times. It's very snipe-happy, so i add these sacrificial strips. I'll plane it down to 1 5/8" I mark the feed direction on top of the board. I do this because I will joint the two edges with the feed direction opposed, so in case my fence is off I'll still get a perfectly flat joint... All clampified I check the back for level. Looks good!! I'll let the glue dry overnight and remove the clamps. More to come!!