Finally warm enough to work in the shop!

[mn pete]

I was finally able to get back out into the workshop last night, after two weeks of pretty cold temps here in Minnesota. I’m prepping stock for the next run of boxes I’m making…

http://secondwindworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/02/dont-let-old-man-winter-get-you-down.html (http://secondwindworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/02/dont-let-old-man-winter-get-you-down.html)

I’m looking to work in a few smaller boxes on the side as I’m building the Doug Stowe designed boxes and have these small, book matched pieces of Marblewood and Bubinga.

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I’ll need to plane these down to a 3/8 inch thickness and I don’t have a drum sander. I’m thinking of ganging them together, back to back, but I’m concerned about that little hop you often get when running shorter pieces through the planer.

Any thoughts or advice on planning such short stock?

[toolbagsPLUS]

Tell you what how about we send you some of our 40+ temp. in exchange for some of you cooler stuff!

To eliminate snipe at the end of smaller pieces you can make up a cradle out of plywood same thickness as the timber you are using with a cutout the same size as the piece you are planning. Then simply insert the smaller bits into the cutout and it acts as one long piece.

Most machines have an adjustment to control snipe so have a look in the booklet for your thicknesser and it (should) show you how to control it.

Look forward to seeing the finished items.


Cheers


Steve

[jimbur]

Yes. Just about cool enough to work in mine.
Cheers,
Jim