On 1/29/2012 3:20 PM, Bill wrote:
Leon wrote:
On 1/23/2012 6:08 PM, Bill wrote:
Larry Jaques wrote:
Anyone out there making
furniture with no power jointer?

Yes, I had a jointer for years. I actually used it to take up space and
collect dust. I got rid of it a few years ago and have not missed it at
all.

Now if I were buying a lot of rough cut lumber I would want it back but
S2S lumber for me is just not expensive enough for me to want to go back
to using a jointer and buying rough cut. I do however straighten S2S
lumber with my track saw.

I like your technique of "jointing" the edges with a track or table saw.

But if you were to set a couple of your new S2S boards side-by-side, it
would not make for a flat surface, would it (just asking)?


Yes they would. S2S boards have the top and bottom surfaces planed
flat. There will be exceptions just like with some S4S which may no
longer be flat or straight. For the most part S2S will be consistent
thickness but will be thinker that the size that it is sold as. Most
often 4/4 S2S is 13/16" thick at my supplier so I plane it to the
desired thickness, usually 3/4".

Keep in mind it is more difficult to straighten an edge on a TS unless
you use a sled, which I used to do. The rip fence is not long enough to
address keeping the stock going in a straight line for longer boards.
The track saw works much better in this case.