I've been making big pieces of wood into little pieces for a couple of years now, (and occasionally into something useful) and have been thinking that the next step would be to get a jointer, then a thickness planer.
However it would be a lot cheaper, and take up a lot less room in the shop to get a couple of good planes and learn how to use them.
I know it would take a lot longer to get rough wood 'fair and square' but I'm a low production guy anyway, and I can see that it would be satisfying.
But can an old dog of average ability eventually learn to get good results?
I've got a table saw (BT3100, that's how I wound up here), router, band saw & mitre saw. I've made book cases, small tables, a rockinghorse, built a fold-up wall bed, ....whatever comes along.
(It appears from past posts that there's a definite danger of becoming a planeoholic, and that would blow the 'lot cheaper' arguement, but there's risks in everything)(and I've nearly got my craving for power tools under control,( but a jointer is a neat piece of machinery) )
So how hard is it to learn to use a hand plane competently?
PS Thanks for all the useful information I've already got from this forum. It's great.
However it would be a lot cheaper, and take up a lot less room in the shop to get a couple of good planes and learn how to use them.
I know it would take a lot longer to get rough wood 'fair and square' but I'm a low production guy anyway, and I can see that it would be satisfying.
But can an old dog of average ability eventually learn to get good results?
I've got a table saw (BT3100, that's how I wound up here), router, band saw & mitre saw. I've made book cases, small tables, a rockinghorse, built a fold-up wall bed, ....whatever comes along.
(It appears from past posts that there's a definite danger of becoming a planeoholic, and that would blow the 'lot cheaper' arguement, but there's risks in everything)(and I've nearly got my craving for power tools under control,( but a jointer is a neat piece of machinery) )
So how hard is it to learn to use a hand plane competently?
PS Thanks for all the useful information I've already got from this forum. It's great.
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