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So I messed up the 2 pieces of 1" thick maple I needed for my 3-in-1 supports so it was off to the wood yard after getting my broken molar repaired....Couldn't find any 5/4 soft maple and the 6/4 was more than I needed both in width and length so I got a nice piece of 5/4 hard maple which looks great after running it on the jointer as then the planner. Of course after the first pass on the planer I decided it was a good time to replace the cutters (helix head) and used a small brass brush (like a tooth brush) to clean the cylinder from saw dust and debris so the cutters would register properly. Next pass was way nicer. But no surprise there.
No my surprise was when I ran a board of Ash that I had gotten. As I was looking for that maple I needed I came across a pile of Ash. I've heard of it of course but never worked any of it. Wasn't sure but thought it was a hardwood which I confirmed. But what it looked like in the rough wasn't all that impressive but now that I ran the jointer on one side to flatten and one edge I was a bit impressed. But hold the presses....next the planner and man that stuff looks great. I can't wait to come up with a project for this, maybe a cabinet for my hand planes...
First 2 are ash and the second is hard maple. I noticed those circular features in the maple and regardless of the feed direction on the planer it looks like they'll need the scraper.
No my surprise was when I ran a board of Ash that I had gotten. As I was looking for that maple I needed I came across a pile of Ash. I've heard of it of course but never worked any of it. Wasn't sure but thought it was a hardwood which I confirmed. But what it looked like in the rough wasn't all that impressive but now that I ran the jointer on one side to flatten and one edge I was a bit impressed. But hold the presses....next the planner and man that stuff looks great. I can't wait to come up with a project for this, maybe a cabinet for my hand planes...
First 2 are ash and the second is hard maple. I noticed those circular features in the maple and regardless of the feed direction on the planer it looks like they'll need the scraper.
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