Comments on: Ask WWGOA: Square Material Without a Jointer or a Thickness Planer https://www.wwgoa.com/post/ask-wwgoa-square-material-without-a-jointer-or-a-thickness-planer/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 21:09:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Customer Service https://www.wwgoa.com/post/ask-wwgoa-square-material-without-a-jointer-or-a-thickness-planer/comment-page-1/#comment-8839960 Fri, 06 Jan 2023 14:10:08 +0000 https://www.wwgoa.com/?p=1212685#comment-8839960 In reply to Gerardo D Remes.

Hello Gerardo,
Could you please be more specific with your question? What are you trying to build?
Thanks!

]]> By: Gerardo D Remes https://www.wwgoa.com/post/ask-wwgoa-square-material-without-a-jointer-or-a-thickness-planer/comment-page-1/#comment-8836923 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 01:31:59 +0000 https://www.wwgoa.com/?p=1212685#comment-8836923 How to build scrollsaw or bandsaw made of wood?

]]> By: Customer Service https://www.wwgoa.com/post/ask-wwgoa-square-material-without-a-jointer-or-a-thickness-planer/comment-page-1/#comment-7709797 Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:38:13 +0000 https://www.wwgoa.com/?p=1212685#comment-7709797 In reply to JOE Whitehill.

Hello Joe,

Thank you for contacting us.

Once something is warped, it is usually a permanent situation. Normally that has occurred because it wasn’t fully dry or there was some stress on the wood that was released.

If you have any other concerns, please contact us at 1-855-253-0822, or chat with us on our site.

We greatly appreciate your business!

Sincerely,

Lindsay
Woodworkers Guild of America Video Membership

]]> By: JOE Whitehill https://www.wwgoa.com/post/ask-wwgoa-square-material-without-a-jointer-or-a-thickness-planer/comment-page-1/#comment-7706619 Sun, 21 Feb 2021 17:29:38 +0000 https://www.wwgoa.com/?p=1212685#comment-7706619 How can a warped lid to a small box s straightened?

]]> By: Customer Service https://www.wwgoa.com/post/ask-wwgoa-square-material-without-a-jointer-or-a-thickness-planer/comment-page-1/#comment-6729498 Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:31:18 +0000 https://www.wwgoa.com/?p=1212685#comment-6729498 In reply to RANDY.

Yes, you are on the right track. A jointer and planer can speed things up in the shop, but you can get by without them if necessary. You can definitely joint long stock using these techniques. Thickness planing can be done in varying degrees of effectiveness using a hand plane, belt sander, or hand held power planer.

-Paul
Woodworkers Guild of America

]]> By: RANDY https://www.wwgoa.com/post/ask-wwgoa-square-material-without-a-jointer-or-a-thickness-planer/comment-page-1/#comment-6722628 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 21:18:09 +0000 https://www.wwgoa.com/?p=1212685#comment-6722628 What if you can’t afford a planer or jointer at the moment. Surely there is a technique using table saw, router or miter saw to square a piece of wood for use as a straight edge template. I watched “squaring plywood with a router” and “jointing with a router”. Can one of these techniques be modified to create a true square long edge?

]]> By: Customer Service https://www.wwgoa.com/post/ask-wwgoa-square-material-without-a-jointer-or-a-thickness-planer/comment-page-1/#comment-4254462 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:17:20 +0000 https://www.wwgoa.com/?p=1212685#comment-4254462 In reply to Robert Taylor.

Dear Robert,

Thank you for your patience. In regards to your question-

It’s extremely important to square up your tools and use a good straight edge. I have generally found factory edges to be reasonably reliable, but it is still important to develop some known “go to” sources of straight and square in your own shop so that you can build with confidence rather than trusting your supplier.

Sincerely,

Paul
Woodworkers Guild of America Video Membership

]]> By: Customer Service https://www.wwgoa.com/post/ask-wwgoa-square-material-without-a-jointer-or-a-thickness-planer/comment-page-1/#comment-4254461 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:16:12 +0000 https://www.wwgoa.com/?p=1212685#comment-4254461 In reply to BobE.

Dear Robert,

Thank you for your patience. In regards to your question-

Many find this to be challenging and/or time consuming, but if you have a good set of planes along with the necessary skills and patience, this approach can work well. It can be very satisfying work.

Sincerely,

Paul
Woodworkers Guild of America Video Membership

]]> By: Customer Service https://www.wwgoa.com/post/ask-wwgoa-square-material-without-a-jointer-or-a-thickness-planer/comment-page-1/#comment-4254460 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:14:41 +0000 https://www.wwgoa.com/?p=1212685#comment-4254460 In reply to Kurt.

Dear Kurt,

Thank you for your patience. In regards to your question-

I generally just press on it in a few locations and if it is tight it will typically stay on. If it is flaking off easily, I just take it all. It’s hard to preserve it with a product if it is prone to falling off.

Sincerely,

Paul
Woodworkers Guild of America Video Membership

]]> By: Robert Taylor https://www.wwgoa.com/post/ask-wwgoa-square-material-without-a-jointer-or-a-thickness-planer/comment-page-1/#comment-4252285 Tue, 13 Nov 2018 20:29:38 +0000 https://www.wwgoa.com/?p=1212685#comment-4252285 Along with the question about squaring a board I have read that we should not trust a factory edge on plywood and the corner to be 90 degrees. If we do not use at least one of them how is the best way to ensure a straight side and square corner?

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