Originally Posted by
steven c newman
And, people on here were wondering WHY Stanley and others offered a fence for their Jointer planes....Hmmmm?
Originally Posted by
Jim Koepke
Stanley offered all kinds of items on which they felt people would spend money. This is how businesses make money.
Many wonder why anyone with experience would need a jointer fence.
Do you use one?
jtk
Originally Posted by
steven c newman
Can't find them around here...then again...I don't have projects quite as big as the OP's.....5' long is about as long as I seem to do...
Did you ever think that maybe there aren't that many because people didn't find them very useful?
One problem is the face the fence rides on has to be straight and flat before working the edge. If not, any imperfections can transmit to the edge. Give it a bit more thought and you might realize if a person can get a face flat and straight, they can also likely plane the edge flat and square.
jtk
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