"Roger M." wrote in message
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Seriously........Why does one need a jointer??

I have made a beautiful desk, and other furniture that have stood up to
over 20 years of my abuse. I always buy my rough lumber with one side
cut straight, and I take it home to plane, and then rip on my "General"
contractors table saw. I use old fashioned pipe clamps to hold my boards
in place while gluing. When I take the boards to a local saw shop for
sanding even,. they always comment on how straight and even they are ( and
i don't use any type of biscuits or doweling). I will purchase a jointer
if u can tell me what benefits there are in having one. I have wondered
this for quite some years, and am hoping someone can help me. Thanks in
advance.

You do not.

If you were buying bowed, twisted, or warped wood it would help you flatten
or straighten the wood. I have a jointer and it is probably going to
disappear. Most the lumber that I buy is pretty good to start with as
apparently is yours.