Originally Posted by
Bill Loane
I want to thank you all for the information. I was impressed with how many of you not only looked at my post but gave worthwhile advise.
Some background. I am a social studies teacher who has worked on wood projects off and on since I was a young man. I am 59 years young as of December 29th. When I was 27 my brother in law and I cut down several walnut trees and had them rough sawed. They have been in my shed all these years. I have carved some of the wood and enjoyed the results. When my daughter got married in June I promised her and her husband that I would make a clock case for them. I have a DeWalt surfacer but found out that it won't take out the twists and bows from the walnut. When I carved the wood these problems didn't matter. What does matter to me is that I use the wood of my youth to make the case for my daughter and her husband.