Stuart Welsh
02-24-2017, 11:33 AM
I'm trying to take down a board of Mesquite that has a bow and some twist in it. I have just come to understand the importance of using a sled when planing stock in this condition. (Yes I understand some say to use a jointer on one face first but my board is over 12" wide and my jointer is 6", where as the planer is 15".) As I've never made a sled let alone heard of one until yesterday, I'd like to verify some points.
The sled needs to be nice and flat. Seems the best way to make a dead flat sled large enough for a 2" x 12" x 68" board is to layer some plywood. What would you do?
I'm going to hold the board onto the sled by counter sinking a screw up through the bottom of the sled into both ends of the board, long enough to hold but short enough to be well away from the planer head.
I've read that the side I plane first is the crown of the bow, i.e. concave side down. Correct?
Once I have that side flat I can take it off the sled, turn it over and continue planing to my desired thickness.
Sound right?
Thanks, Stuart.
The sled needs to be nice and flat. Seems the best way to make a dead flat sled large enough for a 2" x 12" x 68" board is to layer some plywood. What would you do?
I'm going to hold the board onto the sled by counter sinking a screw up through the bottom of the sled into both ends of the board, long enough to hold but short enough to be well away from the planer head.
I've read that the side I plane first is the crown of the bow, i.e. concave side down. Correct?
Once I have that side flat I can take it off the sled, turn it over and continue planing to my desired thickness.
Sound right?
Thanks, Stuart.