"Leon" wrote in message
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"Stoutman" .@. wrote in message
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All of my training involved not expecting opposite faces to remain
parallel off the jointer, so I'll agree to disagree.

Maybe my faces are parallel, but since I don't expect them to be, I
don't check.

I'm confused. If you guys aren't getting parallel faces at the jointer
than why do people drop all that dough on those fancy Besseimer TS
fences? I guess I will stick with my $15 delta stock fence. g


Yeah a bit confused. ;~) The fancy Bess fences give us the parallel
surfaces and with a great blade usually a surface that is smoother than
what the typical jointer will leave and the correct width.

Seriously, talk to some one that teaches proper use of a jointer, you may
be enlightened.


Have to second that Leon - that's the way I always learned - joint the edge
flat and rip it parallel. I've had the RARE occasion of parallel edges after
jointing but I attribute it to pure luck.

Vic