DIYbanter - View Single Post - Bowed chess board...would like to find a big planer

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Hi all. A chessboard I had made for me is quite bowed, and I'd like to
fix it. It is big though--almost 22" square. The stock is thick enough
that I think this could be corrected.

Can I find a planer at a furniture shop so big? Otherwise it looks like
a lot of sanding is in my future.

Getting it flat by hand: I was thinking of glueing the sand paper on a
board and then placing my chessboard face-down and moving it back and
forth for a few weeks. I don't have a better idea on getting it flat,
and I probably can't hold a belt sander at the right angle to fix the
board and not ruin it with wrong and excessive removal.

I'm hardly a woodworker so a better solution is always welcome.

I'm curious--do you just need to flatten the bottom so it doesn't rock or is
it bowed enough that the pieces move around and you have to flatten the top
as well? If the latter, then consider that the playing surface is almost
certainly veneer and likely only a fraction of an inch thick.

There are shops around with planers big enough to handle stock 22" wide.
Best bet is to call around.

Might do better to put it on a flat surface with some weight.

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