Leon wrote:
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.

I think I brought home a 9' exception the other day. It looked pretty
good laying on its face in the store. But resting on an edge both ends
curve up. I'm going to cut it up anyway, so it will do fine. It was
nice to see these hardwoods at Menards though--Lowes only had Red Oak.
I'm sure when I pursue a furniture project, that I'll seek out a
lumberyard. I need to keep learning before I go so that I don't look
like a greenhorn! I had the whole lumber department to myself at
Menards. No SS's to keep a 12 foot beam of maple falling on me either!
; )


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.

Good point. I didn't think of that. Thanks for the lesson!
If there's a theme here, it seems to be "be concerned about everything
that can go wrong".