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the boards have been seasoning for over four yrs, I first air dry them outside, then bring them into my cold store(ie back workshop)then move the planks under my workshop bench for a few months as its warmer in there, so basically slowly lowering the moisture content, second stage is to surface plane them to get a flat surface,then wack them through the thicknesser, cut out the boards using a template made from hardboard,then sand,,to about 320 grit, wet the surface to raise the grain(with water)then sand again when dry to 400 grit!,,,not had one split or warp yet, and have made over a hundred last yr,,,,!:001_rolleyes:

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the boards have been seasoning for over four yrs, I first air dry them outside, then bring them into my cold store(ie back workshop)then move the planks under my workshop bench for a few months as its warmer in there, so basically slowly lowering the moisture content, second stage is to surface plane them to get a flat surface,then wack them through the thicknesser, cut out the boards using a template made from hardboard,then sand,,to about 320 grit, wet the surface to raise the grain(with water)then sand again when dry to 400 grit!,,,not had one split or warp yet, and have made over a hundred last yr,,,,!:001_rolleyes:

 

Sounds great! I want to try some.

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Sounds Similar to what I'm doing with mine - the essential ingrediant is having a planer thicknesser or knowing someone that does...

 

 

I never really knew how they worked but am going to post a vid up soon...

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Sounds Similar to what I'm doing with mine - the essential ingrediant is having a planer thicknesser or knowing someone that does...

 

 

I never really knew how they worked but am going to post a vid up soon...

 

I have two rob,,one I use for planks, a 24" robinson,,,10.hp,,its a beast,,,,and a smaller 10" for dimensioning stock for benches etc,,less agressive,,,both get well looked after, greased and oiled regularly,,,:thumbup: they save so much sanding,,,,

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