Hi,
I recently got back into woodworking (after taking nearly 20 years off!), and am now getting geared up with equipment and a shop; and have just tackled my first major project--a cherry bookcase.
My question has to do with how flat and true does a board need to be. I bought some rough-cut lumber, and face-jointed with my planer, using shims (don't have a jointer yet). The board will be a vertical leg on the bookcase--dimensions of the leg are 3/4" x 3" x 72". When laid face-down on a flat workbench, the ends of the board touch the benchtop, but there is a very slight gap in the middle, less than 1/16". Will this be noticeable/objectionable? Is there a rule of thumb for tolerance for twist/cup/warp? I worked on this board for nearly an hour, and can't get it any truer--my feeling is that no one will be able to notice 1/16" over a 6-foot span; but it may screw up my joints.
My next purchase may be a jointer--but what can I expect from a jointer? For instance--will a jointer completely eliminate my current problem?
Any comments would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance for your help,
Mike in Wisconsin
I recently got back into woodworking (after taking nearly 20 years off!), and am now getting geared up with equipment and a shop; and have just tackled my first major project--a cherry bookcase.
My question has to do with how flat and true does a board need to be. I bought some rough-cut lumber, and face-jointed with my planer, using shims (don't have a jointer yet). The board will be a vertical leg on the bookcase--dimensions of the leg are 3/4" x 3" x 72". When laid face-down on a flat workbench, the ends of the board touch the benchtop, but there is a very slight gap in the middle, less than 1/16". Will this be noticeable/objectionable? Is there a rule of thumb for tolerance for twist/cup/warp? I worked on this board for nearly an hour, and can't get it any truer--my feeling is that no one will be able to notice 1/16" over a 6-foot span; but it may screw up my joints.
My next purchase may be a jointer--but what can I expect from a jointer? For instance--will a jointer completely eliminate my current problem?
Any comments would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance for your help,
Mike in Wisconsin
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