Michael Donahue
07-28-2009, 11:57 AM
Hey folks. I'm getting ready to build a pine vanity and medicine cabinet and hoped I could get some advice. First off, the pine boards I'm using have been in my shop (i.e. basement :D) for over a month and they were kiln dried to begin with. I've flattened out the pieces for my rails and stiles, keeping them a little oversized. Would you let these sit for a while before getting them to final thickness? How long would you say?
Also, I plan to use my drum sander to clean up the doors after the glue-ups. My planer left some minor but noticeable tearout on many of the boards, especially around the knots. Would you drum sand these before assembly and shaping to clean them up, only to have to drum sand them again after the panels are together? The other thing I was thinking was leaving the stock about 1/16" thicker than I want in the end hoping that the drum sander will get rid of minor tearout as it's cleaning up the panels. I know that a drum sander is not meant for thicknessing, but taking the panels down 1/16 shouldn't take too long I suppose.
Thanks for the help!
Also, I plan to use my drum sander to clean up the doors after the glue-ups. My planer left some minor but noticeable tearout on many of the boards, especially around the knots. Would you drum sand these before assembly and shaping to clean them up, only to have to drum sand them again after the panels are together? The other thing I was thinking was leaving the stock about 1/16" thicker than I want in the end hoping that the drum sander will get rid of minor tearout as it's cleaning up the panels. I know that a drum sander is not meant for thicknessing, but taking the panels down 1/16 shouldn't take too long I suppose.
Thanks for the help!