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The boards are secured by one screw at the centre of each end of each board if memory serves. This allows each board to expand and contract individually without affecting…
The boards are secured by one screw at the centre of each end of each board if memory serves. This allows each board to expand and contract individually without affecting…
…but picking through the lot I managed to find enough boards without too many defects, or defects only on the ends or edges. I sawed them to length from 8′…
David has got the right Idea a knife line right around board. Also sharpness of plane iron is the key. On end grain work from each end of board and…
…you try to flatten a long board, you will end up with a sliver. First cut the boards to rough size before trying to flatten. By cutting the boards into…
…from the ends does that mean I should leave my boards 12″ longer for splitting, from each end? These are 10″ wide boards, very expensive so that’s a lot of…
Hi folks, went to the sawmill yesterday to get some pine wood. I got some pretty nice boards, that I started to use today. Using half of these boards to…
…for use as a cutting board? I primarily got it to make a cribbage board but will have enough for two or a cool looking cutting board but want to…
…wood will occasionally come out as quarter sawn (a 5″ thick board can be ripped into boards of that width). With a modification of methods shown by Mr. Chickadee, I’ve…
When I plane the surface of pine boards, long marks are left on the boards. The marks look like wide scratches. I’m guessing the corners of my plane blades are…
…Wouldn’t a 10″ board made out of two 5″ boards expand and contract that same as a 1`0″ board? Also, any expansion and contraction should be harmless in making a…