Thread: Carba-Tec Shopping Spree

You joint a face, then joint the edge square to the face, then joint the second face square to the edge. If both faces are square to the edge then the two faces must (and I mean mathematically MUST) be parallel.

Plane A is square to Plane B
Plane B is square to Plane C

Plane C is not parallel to Plane A

Only here would you find two people willing to argue about something that neither of them ever intends to do.

Makes me proud...

Originally Posted by silentC

Only here would you find two people willing to argue about something that neither of them ever intends to do.

Makes me proud...

I disagree no I mean I agree.

Originally Posted by silentC

Only here would you find two people willing to argue about something that neither of them ever intends to do.

...and after five pages of entertaining but off topic discussion that appears to get absolutely no-where.........not be flaming each other down to ashes.

I tips me lid.

Now what the hell were you two talking about

Is it Friday already?

It wasn’t off the topic at all.

My Question, if the board has a 1" bow in it and is 35mm thick timber, and you take the bow out of it, wouldn't you end up with a piece of timber 10mm thick?

How would this be any good to you if you need a piece 35mm thick?

Or am I barking up the wrong tree?

How would this be any good to you if you need a piece 35mm thick?

It would be of no use, so you would have to keep looking through your stack for something a bit straighter.

You have a couple of choices - you either end up with a very long, very thin board, or short thicker ones. What I tend to do is cut to the length required first and then plane it flat. You lose less that way. But if you need a longer length, then it has to be done. I'm usually working with 50mm boards, so 35mm is achievable, depending on the length I need.

Geoff, you should get a board 22mm thick and slightly shorter than its original length.

Originally Posted by Wongo

Geoff, you should get a 22mm thick and slightly shorter than its original length.

"You need to think harder my friend."

Originally Posted by chrisp

"You need to think harder my friend."

Good one.

C'mon show me.

Originally Posted by Wongo

Good one.

C'mon show me.

Am I missing something? - how much is "slightly shorter"?

I could be wrong here but I would cut the wood in method 2.

Or maybe I did not understand Geoff's question.

Originally Posted by Wongo

Or maybe I did not understand Geoff's question.

I wouldn't let the question get in the way of a good answer.

I like the drawings - and your answer.