"toller" wrote in message
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You are being too optimistic. If they are cupped 1/2", then you have to
remove 1/2" from both sides, so you will wind up with 3/4" stock at most.
Plus, if you put them in a planer, they may flatten them out prior to
cutting, and never get the cupping out. There are work-arounds, but they
are not easy; you really need a 12" jointer.


That must be one hell of a planer you've got that can flatten the crown on 1
1/2" oak.