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New to me 6"Jointer

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I got so caught up in the excitement of my new Shaper that I forgot to brag about this gem that followed me home the same day.

@CWret snagged it for me and brought it to our meetup preview. It's a 6" Taiwan Jointer.

I don't do as much wood work as I used to, but one of my biggest limitations in the old days was the inability to join boards or make butcher block. Ive wanted a jointer most of my life.

Thanks Craig!

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Nice. Flat and square are the foundations of accuracy.

Might go without saying, but if you don't have any, buy some push blocks. Jointers have the potential to be big finger eaters.

I have a 6" delta, and it's one of my favourite woodworking tools because you can transform something so knarly and rough into something smooth, flat and square so easily. Sure beats a hand plane......
 
Dan Dubeau said:
Might go without saying, but if you don't have any, buy some push blocks. Jointers have the potential to be big finger eaters.
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RIGHT ON!

About 50 years ago, I watched a young guy on a construction site lose the end of a finger. It was horrifying.

Also saw a 2x4 go through a wall.

I have plenty of push blocks and I use them ALL THE TIME.

I also never stand in front of the work.

Good to keep reminded of such things.
 
I had a couple woodworking role models in my life growing up that were missing a few digits so that was a lesson I learned early lol. One was a sawmill, the other a Radial arm saw. The jointer was always the one tool I respected more than the others though. RAS is fine if you use it as designed. The downfall of that machine was trying to make it the handymans dream with the rotating head so you could rip on it, or be a router. Too many adjustments and losses of rigidity everywhere. Dad had a 10" craftsman that I turned down taking when he moved, but I would someday like to pick up an older Dewalt or similar large frame machine once I make some space for one. Something that could handle some big timber.
 
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