Wood planing question - when using a benchtop planer (mine happens to be a 13" General International model 30-005HC M1-but this is a general call for comments on benchtop planers), how long of a board do you find to be the limit? I have about 30-40 cherry boards that are 1 inch thick, 10-13 inches wide and about 8 foot long. They are about 40 years old and I am told they were air dried if that matters. I found with the first few I put through the planer, they were heavy and even with a support at either end, it was tough to keep them balanced so as not to incur snipe. Any suggestions? For my next build, most of the boards only need to be about 40 inches long, - would it make sense to cut them in half before planing? Any other thoughts on how to best stabilize the benchtop planer for a day or two of production planing?
Thanks in advance for any ideas on how to get these boards ready for my cabinet project (and others!)
Thanks in advance for any ideas on how to get these boards ready for my cabinet project (and others!)