John Albers
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I'm just getting into fine woodworking, though I've volunteered building scenery and the like for my local theater for years. I found a honey of a design for a jewelrybox that I'd like to give my fiance for Christmas. But some problems keep popping up.
First, my materials. I'm using castoffs and scraps since I can find cheap hardwoods this way. But I need to be able to take roughcut boards and straighten them well enough to be able to glue and pin if need be. Normally that would require an 18" planer, but I haven't seen on of those lying around since I was little. The hand models look too small to be able to cut off the humps and bumps they would encounter rather than ride them, and an actual freestanding planer machine isn't in the budget and I don't have room for one. If anyone knows how to straighten lumber on a budget, please let me know.
Next, concerning what tools I do have. I've got a little Ryobi table saw. Blade cuts fine, but the table surface is so small it's difficult to keep large pieces of wood balanced there. Anyone know where I can find plans for building extensions? Same thing goes for the adjustable miter gauge. It runs in a depression that's barely two feet long. How the heck am I supposed to make an angled cut from six feet away using that?
First, my materials. I'm using castoffs and scraps since I can find cheap hardwoods this way. But I need to be able to take roughcut boards and straighten them well enough to be able to glue and pin if need be. Normally that would require an 18" planer, but I haven't seen on of those lying around since I was little. The hand models look too small to be able to cut off the humps and bumps they would encounter rather than ride them, and an actual freestanding planer machine isn't in the budget and I don't have room for one. If anyone knows how to straighten lumber on a budget, please let me know.
Next, concerning what tools I do have. I've got a little Ryobi table saw. Blade cuts fine, but the table surface is so small it's difficult to keep large pieces of wood balanced there. Anyone know where I can find plans for building extensions? Same thing goes for the adjustable miter gauge. It runs in a depression that's barely two feet long. How the heck am I supposed to make an angled cut from six feet away using that?