Planer – WoodWorkers Guild of America

The Difference Between a Jointer and Planer

Bruce Kieffer — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 23:43:32 +0000

Beginning woodworkers all ask this fundamental question: What is the difference between a jointer and a planer? The answer is simple, a lot! Is there such a thing as a Jointer Planer? No! Each machine does a completely different surfacing operation. A jointer flattens a face or straightens and squares an edge, and a planer thicknesses wood. Whether you need one, the other, or both can quickly be...

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Not a Plain Plane

George Vondriska — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 01:26:03 +0000

I bought a Lie Nielsen Low Angle Block Plane after reading Seth Keller’s article, 5 Expensive But Worth Every Penny Woodworking Tools. I LOVE the plane and use it all the time, but I took this amazing tool a step further by sending it to Jenny Bower to be engraved. A plane that was already a wonderful tool became even better thanks to the incredible engraving Jenny did on it. To be fair...

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WWGOA’s Top 5 of 2019

WWGOA Editors — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 22:28:43 +0000

As we near the end of 2019, WWGOA is looking back at what videos and articles our community has found most useful. We’ve rounded up our top 5 most popular videos and articles, picked by YOU. Read below to see the best of 2019. Joinery comes in all shapes and sizes, and it can be difficult to know which technique is best for your project. Not all joints are created equal, so read more to learn what...

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WWGOA’s Top 10 of 2017

WWGOA Editors — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 20:33:04 +0000

With 2018 just around the corner, WWGOA has taken some time to look back at your favorite articles and videos from the last year. We’ve picked out our most popular woodworking topics of 2017 for you to check out below! There are tons of woodworking joint options available, how do you know which one to choose? We’ve compiled a list of 11 of the most popular woodworking joints and discuss which...

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Woodmaster Tools 718 Review Part 1: Setup and Planing

Paul Mayer — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:19:36 +0000

My lunchbox planer had served me pretty well over the years, but recently as I have started to work with more rough sawn material, and doing a lot more woodworking in general, I came the conclusion that I needed more performance and capacity in a planer. This led me on a research project that involved all the usual suspects. I went back and forth between 15″ and 20″ models...

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Workaround: My Planer Isn’t Big Enough

David Munkittrick — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:44:11 +0000

I have been building furniture and cabinets for almost 30 years. For most of those years I’ve owned a 13-in. planer. Of course, there have been plenty of times when I found myself wishing for something bigger, but as the old saying goes, “Necessity (and I would add, a lack of funds) is the mother of invention.” Here are some tricks I use to increase the capacity, or at least the capabilities...

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From Logs to Wood Flooring Part 3: Milling Wood

George Vondriska — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:23:21 +0000

Lets start milling wood! You saw the logs get cut into planks, and you saw the planks get dried. Now it’s time to turn those planks into wood flooring. Off to Balsam Millwork to take advantage of the big machines. Plane ’em First. Remember that the last machine these boards saw was a sawmill. We’ve got to make them relatively smooth and get them to a uniform thickness. Into the planer they go.

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Face Joint Wide Boards

David Munkittrick — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:21:56 +0000

Natural edged slab wood can be turned into some amazing projects. But taming the rough slab can be a chore. A planer needs a jointed surface on one face of the plank before it can do its job. A jointer works great for this, but a typical slab will exceed the capacity of most jointers. A planer does one thing, it makes boards thinner. Unlike a jointer, it cannot straighten a board.

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Woodmaster 718 Review Part 2: Sanding, Ripping, and Molding

Paul Mayer — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:58:05 +0000

In the first installment of this review, I looked at the set up of the Woodmaster 718, shared some initial impressions, and shared the results of my planing tests. In this segment I will look at the remaining functions that the 718 performs; drum sanding, gang ripping and molding, and will also share some observations about dust collection. DRUM SANDING. I think it is brilliant to offer this as an...

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9 Steps to Sizing Rough Lumber

Bruce Kieffer — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:40:11 +0000

Hardwood lumber yards offer you wood either rough or surfaced. Rough is how it’s cut from the log at the sawmill. There they use giant band saws and circular saws with very coarse saw blades, so the work happens fast. Rough lumber looks like it was sanded with a garden rake! Buying it rough, and then surfacing it yourself has many advantages over buying it S4S (surfaced four sides).

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