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  1. 13th January 2018, 04:04 AM #1
    Putttn
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    Default Preparing timber tools

    I have a Jointer, planer and drum sander SawStop to help prepare my boards for box making. I found I use my Jointer occasionally and then my drum sander to get to thickness desired. I wondered how many of you folks use hand planes to dimension? I’m thinking of selling the planer since I use the drum sander and selling the Jointer and use my LN 62 to edge joint. The 62 will do a ok job of planing to rough dimension and the drum sand to finish. What other hand planes do you folks use? I have a router setup in a nice table with all th Incra gear but I’m finding I enjoy handplanes. I could replace a lot of power equipment with planes and enjoy the process. Wondered how many of you build boxes with hand tools exclusively.
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  3. 18th January 2018, 06:43 PM #2
    Dengue
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    I would keep the jointer and thicknesser to dress timber. I only use my small drum sander to give accurate final thickness eg 3 mm wide stringing 2 mm thick. Sanders are not meant to remove a lot of timber, more intended for getting finish dimensions.

    It is hard work dressing boards with a hand plane, and very time consuming. A job for fit young apprentices
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