Ivan Vegvary wrote:

On the Woodworking show, when making flat stock, he uses the following
procedures.
1) sizes the stock on the table saw
2) joints one edge and one face on the jointer
3) with jointed face down planes the opposite face on the planer
4) passes the stock through the drum sander for final size

QUESTION? Why did he not simply go for final size in the planer? While I
am sure a drum sander would be a nice tool to have, is it necessary for the
above goal?

Thanks,
Ivan Vegvary


Tear-out prone wood should be sanded rather than run through a planer.
Wetting the wood helps, but ultimately, if it still tears out, you'll
need to sand out the divots. doing that with handheld sanders is a time
consuming PITA and may result in less than optimal results (uneveness).
Scraping will work, but it's also time consuming and tedious if you
expect to scrape away enough to remove any but the tiniest divots.

Dave