Thread: Benchtop advice

That sounds like hard work.

Maybe make friends with someone who owns a jointer close by. Or a Mens shed?

Yeah pretty long pieces 3m to 5m lengths, I'll give a try and see how I go. I just knocked them down on the new thicknesser and looks like they will be closer to 3/4" than 1".
Might have to add a plywood base to stiffen it up.
Nutz

If you have a Table Saw that gives a good cut, I'd be more inclined to use that to clean up the faces than a 'leccy planer.

At least that way you'll know the faces are square, if not straightt. It's all too easy to get a bit of 'roll' with a hand-held planer, that'd leave gaps you couldn't pull tight. Even if you're proficient with non-electron hand-planes.

Now if you were thinking of dressing 'em with a hand-plane it may be a different story. I'd be more likely to call you a glutton for punishment for starters.

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

If you have a Table Saw that gives a good cut, I'd be more inclined to use that to clean up the faces than a 'leccy planer.

It's my dream to one day have a table saw so looks like the leccy planer it it for now.
I clamped 4 boards together on edge and with a bit of packing the heights managed to plane some of the edges with them clamped together then finished in two's or individually depending on the curvature. Sort of worked ok but will see when I join them how successful it was.
Nutz