This looks like an edge grain... but if one were doing an end grain cutting board, you can NOT put that through a planer (you can, but 50/50 chance it will come apart). So this is a great solution for end grain cutting boards, and slabs that are bigger than whatever planer you may have.
Yea, you could use a drum sander too... if you have one.
you know for all the hours it took to make this jig ... you could have done some work instead and brought a thicknesser ... this jig might be more usefull on fretbaords getting them down to around 6mm cuz alot of planers will shatter wood below thickness of 7-8 mm
it works pretty well. the carriage has to flipped around half-way through to do the other side. also you may have to flip the actual board over a couple of times to get it perfectly flat on both sides. good luck
Hi. Thank you for posting this. What kind of router bit did you use?
paperkite03 9 months ago
@paperkite03
just used a straight bit
GuitarBrew 9 months ago
This looks like an edge grain... but if one were doing an end grain cutting board, you can NOT put that through a planer (you can, but 50/50 chance it will come apart). So this is a great solution for end grain cutting boards, and slabs that are bigger than whatever planer you may have.
Yea, you could use a drum sander too... if you have one.
orlandofriend 1 year ago
you know for all the hours it took to make this jig ... you could have done some work instead and brought a thicknesser ... this jig might be more usefull on fretbaords getting them down to around 6mm cuz alot of planers will shatter wood below thickness of 7-8 mm
lordvad3r 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this, I've been trying to figure out a way to flatten some cutting boards I'm making. No planer, but I've got a router and time
ajaake 2 years ago
it works pretty well. the carriage has to flipped around half-way through to do the other side. also you may have to flip the actual board over a couple of times to get it perfectly flat on both sides. good luck
GuitarBrew 2 years ago