Originally Posted by
Greg Cole
Ditto what Jason said about the sled.
Having a sled to "SLR1E" (stright line rip one edge) is very valuable with rough lumber. That straight face will be your reference for a few steps on the way to making S4S lumber. Also break down longer lengths to make the flattening of both faces & edges easier, assuming you get longer lengths. It's easier to manage 4-5 footers that 8-9 and the machining is much more accurate on hobbiyist sized tools that way. Feeding 12 footers through a lunchbox planer (never mind attempting face jointing) is a task for one man in a garage err, shop. DAMKHIT.
Lastly, you'll be able to cut out the badly twisted, bowed, cupped, warped sections then to save time & material when planing & jointing.
Greg
PS- Love that #6 Sarge... she's ULTRA sharp, waxed & happily making curlies.