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How to straighten out twist in boards

wisewood

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After searching around for a solution to take the wobble out of some milled boards I came across this method using a router. Tried it today and I'm really impressed. Unlike a thicknesser there's no limits to the width of the boards you want to surface plane, and the cost of a router is WAY cheaper than a planer/thicknesser.

It also vastly reduces the amount of sanding too.:thumbup:

 

 

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Chore !

 

There is also the Makita 1191B and a good level! Or just buzz it thru the jointer :D

 

:laugh1::lol:

Yup!

I'm guessing that 'd be a planer:confused1:

They were too wide to go through one and had already been cut into short lengths.

It didn't really take that long and they are wondrously level now.

I certainly wouldn't fancy tackling a massive board like in the second link though.

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given, that second link is impressive. And got me thinking for a 10ft x 120cm board I will start on in january. A router is my least favourite tool. Perhaps I'm just rubbish with them.

 

the 1191b is a handy tool for planing. 110mm knife, and the adjuster is good, you can plane irregularities out in all kinds of ways.

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btw, simon, using a jointer to level out boards that are too wide for the bed...

 

flip em round and cut from alternate ends - that gives you a cut of 52cm.

 

Good tip, the machine I was going to use was a 3 phase thicknesser but you couldn't feed anything over 12" wide into it. I need to 'lend' the use of a big jointer by the sounds of it.

If you're going to attempt routing that big slab get the biggest bit you can, I think they're called 'bottom cleaners':blushing::laugh1:

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