hand planing stock to thickness
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Does anyone have a reliable means of producing stock to thickness? I have trouble doing this. I don’t think P.S. has really addressed this, or perhaps I missed it. Does he discuss in a video. Sometimes I forget what techniques are discussed in what videos. It’s a bit different than the preparing stock videos. Case in point, the dovetail boxes. I think it uses 1/2″ stock for the sides. The bottom is even less. If I buy stock thats 3/4″, whats the easiest way to do this? I have tried different ways but I am not good at doing it. Makes me wish I had a machine, but I don’t have the money, space, or desire for one.
I asked this question a couple weeks ago regarding large pieces. The outcome was a lot of elbow greese or buy a planer. If your working with smaller peices cut two strips to the desired thickness and place them on either side of the work pieces-spaced away not touching. Let the toe and heel of your long plane (#6) ride on these strips while planing on the diagonal.. Once you have it to that thickness a quick touchup freehand with a smoother should do the trick.