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Step Two: Straighten One Long Edge
Use a try square to find the high spots on the edge. Reduce
these using a fore plane or (in extreme cases) using a hatchet,
Moxon writes. Follow this up with a jointer plane and smoothing
plane.
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| Use your fore, jointer and smoother planes to true and finish
one edge. Check your work with a square and 2' rule. |
Step Three: Work the Other Edge
Use a marking gauge or panel gauge to scribe the finished
width of the board. The gauge's head rides on the finished
edge and marks a line parallel to it. You also should strike
this same line on the rough face.
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A marking gauge marks the board's finished width. Make
this mark on
both faces—the finished and
unfinished
one. |
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Use "ladder cuts" to remove wood quickly.
Chop down to your scribe lines, then remove the wood with
plane-like passes. |
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