As you know I am a newbie. I have a table say, and just got a router
and table for Christmas. SO please for give my basic questions.

I have someone that works at a wood flooring plant that got me some
wood that were quality check pieces. The were dried in a kiln of the
company. The ar erough sawn or seem to be. Can you tell me what they
are and if they would be good for projects? They are varying widthe
between 6 inches and 10 inches. They are all 1inch thick. I am guessing
white oak but may be wrong.

Here are pictures I took:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ashlee...bum?.dir=/7d65

I guess I cant do much with them because of being rough sawn. I am very
tempted to buy a small 12 inch planerr at Lowes. (Delta) I know it is
probably not the best but all I can afford. Would really like a jointer
too but can not afford both. I know they make a planer/jointer but the
widest they seem to do is 6 inches.

Not sure what I want to get into but have lots of things around the
house I need. First thing I would like to make my mom and wife a
project in a book I boght. It was a drawer that had a butcher block on
top of it. the drawer held you knives. I'd like to finish it the same
as my cabinets. (Can you tell me what type of wood my cabinets are?)
There are also larger projects I would like to do like a bookshelf and
an entertainment center and some cabinets for my garage.

One last thing. I have bought some woodworking books and one of them
said you can finish and true an edge of a board with a router and
table. Is this true and could this be use dinstead of having to buy a
jointer?

Again, thanks for your help and advice!

Hey--welcome to the world of wood.

First off--you'd be better off sending this to the rec.woodworking group.
This woodturning group deals mostly with fun things like lathes and wood
turning and bowls and the like.

But since you're here...

I can't tell the wood type from the pictures, but the grain is all over the
place. Its going to be really hard to get smooth nice surfaces either with
hand tools or power planers.

IMO, a cheap planer is worse than no planer at all. It isn't hard to spin a
knife fast, the devil is in the rigidity of the frame, the control of the
feed and the ease of replacing knives. You may end up with a new planer,
and still have a lousy surface.

For now, you might buy your wood already surfaced. Costs more, but less
than a planer. And look around, there are better hardwood sources than
Home Depot.

I think your cabinets are oak. You can control the color by the stain you
apply, but that's another chapter.

You might get a good book on table saws too. You can do amazing things with
a good saw and a good blade.

Have fun, make lots of sawdust, and don't be too critical of your first
efforts.

Walt C

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As you know I am a newbie. I have a table say, and just got a router
and table for Christmas. SO please for give my basic questions.

I have someone that works at a wood flooring plant that got me some
wood that were quality check pieces. The were dried in a kiln of the
company. The ar erough sawn or seem to be. Can you tell me what they
are and if they would be good for projects? They are varying widthe
between 6 inches and 10 inches. They are all 1inch thick. I am guessing
white oak but may be wrong.

Here are pictures I took:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ashlee...bum?.dir=/7d65

I guess I cant do much with them because of being rough sawn. I am very
tempted to buy a small 12 inch planerr at Lowes. (Delta) I know it is
probably not the best but all I can afford. Would really like a jointer
too but can not afford both. I know they make a planer/jointer but the
widest they seem to do is 6 inches.

Not sure what I want to get into but have lots of things around the
house I need. First thing I would like to make my mom and wife a
project in a book I boght. It was a drawer that had a butcher block on
top of it. the drawer held you knives. I'd like to finish it the same
as my cabinets. (Can you tell me what type of wood my cabinets are?)
There are also larger projects I would like to do like a bookshelf and
an entertainment center and some cabinets for my garage.

One last thing. I have bought some woodworking books and one of them
said you can finish and true an edge of a board with a router and
table. Is this true and could this be use dinstead of having to buy a
jointer?

Again, thanks for your help and advice!

Hi Stryped, Welcome. Walt gave you some good advice. In my opinion
you picked the right news group, but the wrong way to begin working with
wood. That is if you are a total newbie with perhaps some limit as to
how much time and money you can spend with the wood.

Unless you are firmly committed to flat work and have considerable
workspace and talent, the projects that you plan to accomplish are
likely to be more ambitious, expensive, time consuming, fraught with
risk for disappointment and chances for your giving them up than
woodturning.

It's not too late. You can use your table saw in a modestly equipped
turning shop and soon you will have the fun and the satisfactions of
turning things that will impress your friends and relatives. The best
woods for beginners are usually free.
When you apply any turning tool to any piece of wood spinning on any
lathe, an object that pleases somebody is made. There is much fun,
satisfaction. camaraderie, good advice, options and ways to go and room
to grow in turning wood. One of my satisfactions has been to observe the
growth and maturity of accomplishd turners who started out on the same
path I encourage you to consider.

I know this doesn't answer your question, but I hope you don't think me
an off topic over enthusiastic woodturner. Regardless of the path you
take, have fun and be safe. If it's the flatwork path, whatever you do,
don't buy a lathe; it will divert you and lead to a happy, but incurable
habit.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter



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wrote:
As you know I am a newbie. I have a table say, and just got a router
and table for Christmas. SO please for give my basic questions.

I have someone that works at a wood flooring plant that got me some
wood that were quality check pieces. The were dried in a kiln of the
company. The ar erough sawn or seem to be. Can you tell me what they
are and if they would be good for projects? They are varying widthe
between 6 inches and 10 inches. They are all 1inch thick. I am guessing
white oak but may be wrong.

Here are pictures I took:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ashlee...bum?.dir=/7d65

I guess I cant do much with them because of being rough sawn. I am very
tempted to buy a small 12 inch planerr at Lowes. (Delta) I know it is
probably not the best but all I can afford. Would really like a jointer
too but can not afford both. I know they make a planer/jointer but the
widest they seem to do is 6 inches.

Not sure what I want to get into but have lots of things around the
house I need. First thing I would like to make my mom and wife a
project in a book I boght. It was a drawer that had a butcher block on
top of it. the drawer held you knives. I'd like to finish it the same
as my cabinets. (Can you tell me what type of wood my cabinets are?)
There are also larger projects I would like to do like a bookshelf and
an entertainment center and some cabinets for my garage.

One last thing. I have bought some woodworking books and one of them
said you can finish and true an edge of a board with a router and
table. Is this true and could this be use dinstead of having to buy a
jointer?

Again, thanks for your help and advice!


For starters your cabinets are ash, red oak and ash are close in
appearance. Because of the thick grain lines I'm fairly certain the
cabinets are ash. Without a jointer to flatten one side you will have
to use a sled with the planer. The sled is a carrying board with
features to keep the board from rocking. When one side is flattened the
sled is not needed for the otherside. You can true an edge with a
router, You need a straightedge and straight bit.While this will work
it is tedious. You are better off buying a decent handplane, a jointer
or jack plane. You will have to learn how to sharpen the iron before
learning how to use the plane. Gather the wood, practice with a
handplane to true up the edges.
Get a couple of good books, The Complete Guide To Sharpening by Leonard
Lee is the first book I'd reccomend.Also , try these forums on the web.
Finewoodworking "knots", handtool knowledge base, ilovewood,woodnet
forums,etc.You can do a google search for more info.
mike