"Tom Watson" wrote in message
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On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:04:17 GMT, (Doug Miller)
wrote:
b) boards which have not been jointed, and yet have at least one face that
is
perfectly straight and flat, with an edge that is also perfectly straight
and perpendicular to that face, are so rare as to be for all practical
purposes nonexistent;

The same can be said for timber that has been jointed.


c) S2S lumber therefore cannot be assumed to be straight and fa;


Neither can jointed timber be assumed to be straight an fa.

Actually, I'm not so sure about fa.


d) therefore it should be jointed before use; and finally


It should be jointed if it needs jointing.


e) if the purchaser does not have the means to joint it himself, he'd
better
order it that way or he won't get it that way.


Or he'd better get good at selecting timber.


Isn't it the truth. Not to mention, if he's a tablesaw and sled type or one
of the other "alternative" jointing devices. he's going to have to make do
with a bunch of bowed stock from ripping and releasing tension on the saw,
or dedicate a machine to the single operation to get his straight edges back
when prepping stock.

Sort of like having a real jointer.