Name Redwood
Location Western North America
Texture/Grain Fine/N/A
Specific Gravity 0.35
Hardness Very Soft
Strength Weak
T/R Stability 4.9/2.2%

 

Guide

Woodworking
Know-How

Woodworking
Techniques

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Jointing & Planing

1. Selecting Lumber
 for Surfacing

2. Jointing Know-How

3. Planing Know-How

4. Using a Hand Plane

5. Truing Lumber

6. Jointing
& Planing
Resouces

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BOOKS:

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Illustrated Guide to Woodworking, by Lonny Bird, Taunton Press, 2005

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Jointers and Planers: How to Choose, Use, and Maintain Them, by Rick Peters, Hearts, 2007

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Mastering Woodworking Machines, by Mark Duginske, Taunton Press, 1992

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Planecraft - Hand Planing by Modern Methods, by C. W. Hampton and E. Clifford, Woodcraft, 1911 (Reprint)

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Sanding and Planing, by Nick Engler, Rodale Press, 1994

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The Complete Book of Stationary Power Tool Techniques, by R. J. DeCristoforo, Sterling Publishing Co., 1988

Courses:

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Plane Craft with Mario Rodriguez, Philadelphia Furniture Workshop, 5212 Pulaski Ave, Philadelphia, Pa. 19144, info@philadelphiafurnitureworkshop.com

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Woodworking Machine Basics with Alan Turner, Philadelphia Furniture Workshop, 5212 Pulaski Ave, Philadelphia, Pa. 19144, info@philadelphiafurnitureworkshop.com

VIDEOS & DVDs:

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Hand Planing and Sharpening, Rob Cosman

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Router Jointing to a Finished Edge, YouTube

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Shop Planes with Roy Underhill, WTG Video

 

Links:

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Choosing and Using Hand Planes, by Clayton DeKorne, Thisoldhouse.com

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Dimensioning Wood by Lonny Bird

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Edge Jointing on a Router Table, Woodworkingtips.com

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Hand Planing a Flat Panel, Woodcentral.com

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Jointing with a Router: A Workable Compromise by Tom Hinz

 

 

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 "Abundant to all the needs of man, how poor the world would be without wood."
Eric Sloane in Reverence for Wood

 

Woodworking Techniques/Jointing and Planing/Resources,
part of  the Workshop Companion,
essential information about wood, woodwork, and woodworking
necessary to woodworkers and practitioners of the wood arts
to become competent craftsmen.
By Nick Engler.

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