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Wolfgang Jordan
 
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Default Jointer planes

dave in fairfax wrote:

It's possible that I've misused the shooting board by using it for
edges on boards, but since I don't have a jointer, it'll have to
do. %-)


It's certainly not a misuse, as can be seen on this picture from a
German woodworking book (1954):
http://www.holzwerken.de/techniken/stosslade1.jpg
I'd say it's a good way to joint short boards. For long boards a jointer
plane alone should do it.

Wolfgang
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