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Until I owned a planer...
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 12/19/2002, 12:44 pm
In Response To: How much are you going to use this tool? *Pic* (Paul G. Jacobson)

...I had no idea how useful they are. I use mine quite a bit when building boats and paddles. It's indespensible when machining green wood into usable stock. I've turned some old, warped, junk lumber into usable stock using a jointer and planer. I can have whatever thickness lumber I need whenever I need it. That's a tremendous convenience at times.

I've often heard it said that the three basics for a wood shop are a table saw, jointer and planer. As much as I love my band saw, I'd have to agree.

Messages In This Thread

Tools: Planer Advice
Gordon Snapp -- 12/18/2002, 10:01 pm
Re: Tools: Planer Advice *LINK*
Dave Houser -- 12/19/2002, 8:32 pm
Re: Tools:Planer-Makes use of recycled lumber
Scott Ferguson -- 12/19/2002, 2:31 pm
Re: Tools:Planer-Makes use of recycled lumber
Chad Hanson -- 12/19/2002, 2:46 pm
I've got the Dewalt, too.
Brian Nystrom -- 12/20/2002, 1:55 pm
Re: Tools: Planer Advice
Jim Kozel -- 12/19/2002, 8:20 am
Re: Tools: Planer Advice - warning!!!
Roy Morford -- 12/19/2002, 11:52 am
Re: Tools: Planer Advice - warning!!!
warrren -- 12/19/2002, 1:09 pm
I gotta' know...
Brian Nystrom -- 12/19/2002, 12:46 pm
Re: I gotta' know... *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/19/2002, 9:37 pm
Re: I gotta' know...
Liz Leedham -- 12/20/2002, 8:49 am
and if ya gotta know more . . . OT *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/20/2002, 7:56 pm
Re: I gotta' know...She Who Must Be Obeyed *NM*
Roy Morford -- 12/19/2002, 12:58 pm
I used to have a SWTSMBO...
Brian Nystrom -- 12/19/2002, 1:09 pm
SWMBO wants *another* boat!
Travis Kinchen -- 12/19/2002, 5:41 pm
Re: SWMBO wants *another* boat!
Brian Nystrom -- 12/20/2002, 1:52 pm
Re: Tools: Planer Advice
Bobby Curtis -- 12/19/2002, 7:35 am
How much are you going to use this tool? *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/18/2002, 11:42 pm
Until I owned a planer...
Brian Nystrom -- 12/19/2002, 12:44 pm
Re: Tools: Planer Advice
warrren -- 12/18/2002, 10:40 pm
Re: Tools: Planer Advice
Kurt Loup, Baton Rouge -- 12/18/2002, 10:24 pm
Re: Tools: Planer Advice
Randy Oswald -- 12/19/2002, 3:54 pm