Jointing frustration

[Jason Buresh]

So I just recently got back from a trip and finally had a little time in the shop. I put away the square and worked each face with a straight edge and winding sticks. I now have a good joint.

I was always used to checking my work often, but I guess I will chalk this up as a learning experience that how you check your work is equally important. Just because you are using a square doesn't mean you are making it better. I became so used to doing a face first and checking with winding sticks and a straight edge and then using a square for edges that after I think about what I was doing wrong it was painfully obvious.

[Tom Bender]

Hi Jason
Thanks to your mistake, many of us have benefited from giving this a good think thru.