wrote in message
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Can you enlighten a noob on some of these jointing methods. I'd assume
a hand planer would be one.


Flatten a board with a sled and a planer. The sled essentially compensates
for high spots from the bottom of the board so that the board does not
flatten out or rock when going under the in feed roller of the planer.
Once that surface is flat, flip the board over and run through with out the
sled.

To straighten the edge of a board build a long narrow, 14" or so, and 8'
long sled with 2 toggle clamps. The clamps should be screwed to the sled
for easy adjustment for different width boards. Rip this sled straight on
the TS and then clamp the board to be straightened on the blade side of the
jig with the curved edge hanging over the edge of the jig. Use the rip
fence to guide the sled and adjust it so that the blade side of the sled is
at the edge of the blade. Now run the sled and board through and cut the
curved board straight.
This is actually easier faster and easier than using a jointer.