How to Flatten a Slab WITHOUT a Planer or Jointer
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- čas přidán 15. 05. 2024
- Learn a simple method you can use to flatten big slabs without having a planer or jointer. All you need to do this is a simple jig, and a router with a flat-top router bit.
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I like your transparency. Excellent learning.
Finally! Something that does not require you to use a giant planer which is as expensive as jointer nor a jointer handplaner which is 3/4 the price of the said planer. Thanks
I like the honest transparency and practicality of these excellent videos. They are very useful.
Thanks, Corey!
Well done, yes I was hoping that the jig did not fall over the edge. Maybe use the table vice to clamp a piece of wood across the table like a fence to keep that from happening again. We live and learn and I learned from your video, nice simple tool that does the job👍Thank you!
Great idea. It’s hard doing good work without the budget or space for the bigger tools. This solves that problem.
Excellent idea. Just what I needed. Thanks. 👍
I learn more from watching people make mistakes, vs prefect projects, thanks.
Thanks for the idea. AND showing the little mistake. Because these things happen to us all.
I do something very similar to that, but when I level the slab, I spot glue the edges down with hot glue. That ensures it won’t move until you are completely done. Maybe add a brace on both ends of your jig that extend down the side of your table… that would keep it from ever falling off. I enjoyed your video, and appreciate your transparency. Woodworking is a never-ending learning process. I make mistakes on every build, but you learn how to fix them and move on. ☮️&❤️ from an old woodworker in Oklahoma, USA. Take care!
Another great video Are!
Are...Nice simple set up for someone who has never leveled a slab. You show that it does not take much to do this. Thanks. Looking for the coffee table build when you get to it.
Thanks, Tony! :)
Thanks Ale for sharing and valuable advice.
I always follow you, keep it up. SL
Nicely done Are & I have seen that process done many times over the years although I have never tried it myself. Good seeing you back doing regular woodworking videos! 👍👍😉😉
Thank you, my friend! It's a nice and simple method :)
Impressive thanks for sharing this!
Nice. Thank you.
For such a long jig, is there any bowing in it when you’re passing the midpoint? Looks sturdy enough for sure, just curious if you need to be mindful of amount of pressure you’re applying.
Bastante práctica y creativa está manera de aplanar un gran pedazo de madera. Muy buen video.
Clamp a board to the edge of your table and the jig can't slip off. 😁
A jig for the jig basically
Good job
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Love it!
Reminds me of an alaskan mill!
Shim the slab under two opposing corners. You'll only have to remove a lot less material.
Súper cool brother
Thank you, Jose!
thanks. how much power ur router is rated for?
can a 1.5 hp be enough? thanks
Mine is 1 3/4 HP, so I would think so :) As long as you don't go too deep.
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This is going to sound stupid, but young people like you give me hope for the future. I appreciate your content and I really like that you left that little "Oh ****!" moment in the video. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.
I like what you are doing, but how can you guarantee that your table top is flat? As you move your jig, then the datum plane is changing, due to your jig moving in height relative to your initial router pass on your workpiece.
Is your router 1/2” or 1/4” shank? What kind of bit are you using?
I use 1/2", but the router can take both. The bits I'm using is a fairly cheap Kowood 70-piece set I bought from Amazon a few years ago. They're still working pretty good!
Ah yes, the manual CNC router. I like it!
This will be as flat as the table you're working on. My suggestion is, ( and what I always do, I take my wood to a woodshop and theyrun it thru their planer for 20 bucks, no hassle ,no mess, no building of jigs. Find a local wood shop and just ask them to plane it for ya
u have a style man hahah
you could be a movie star
Not sure about that, but thanks!
Hi! Great video! I'm quite new to woodworking, more along the "hobby craft" side of things, stuff like jewelry boxes, dremel projects, christmas decorations etc. BUT, I have a couple of questions if I may, will this router trick work on smaller "slabs" of wood, say, 12 inch X 8 inch? I'd imagine it would, but I feel like the wood would be so light it wouldn't sit as neatly as that giant slab you used lol. So, how would I get it to "sit still" enough for me to use the router method? I kinda feel like clamps might get in the way (I don't have dog clamps), Maybe toggle clamps might work?
If you got a table first thing I think of is screw some small scrap around the sides of your slab. Then it stays in place, and provided you have enough distance to clear it with your jig with the added pieces, it should be just fine. Just make sure the pieces you put around your slab are shorter than your slab in height so they don’t get in your way. Clamps would work but if you got a table to put some screws in, that’s what I’d do.
If the work table is uneven your piece is ruined. So fix the legs and the table top and then the piece. The jig is easy to make.
i want to correct you the table leg does not matter the table planeness matters
Are you still milling your own timber?
Yes, sir!
I just throw it flat on the ground really hard then BOOM flat
time consuming. electric hand planer will be much much more effective and efficient.
Wow not even a close up are you friggin serious