A jointer is a great tool for creating smooth edges on your boards, but it can also be a dangerous to use. George Vondriska provides simple instruction on how to safely operate a jointer. A WoodWorkers Guild of America (WWGOA) original video.
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Why do you joint a board
Hi, Josh!
Jointing establishes a perfectly flat and straight edge surface on a board. Face jointing is used to flatten one face of a rough cut board, and is normally done to establish a flat reference surface prior to running through a surface planer.
Edge jointing establishes a square and straight edge on a board which prepares it for edge to edge gluing.
Not the full video! ???
This is a free video that last 4:12. Hope you enjoy it!
You have a lot of common sense tips that a lot of people don’t even think about. Keep it up, George.
Where is the discussion on face jointing a board? It seems to me that the operation is more likely to incorporate bad technique that could lead to injury.
Yeah, that’s kind of an obvious omission. Maybe, … just maybe, they want you to pay for the video on face jointing. Ya think??? :-)
This video seems to stop mid-way,,, How long is the video to be? It is currently playing the first three minutes only…