flattening heavy glue ups

[Jim Matthews]

The fact that you use power tools but fly the hand tool flag is a secret that's safe with me.

Traitors, turncoats and scaliwags - you scabarous dogs.
Of course, the Neanderthal code is more a set of guidelines...

[John Piwaron]

My router sled for the table saw. It rides on the fence rails.

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Ryan, could you post some more pix to more clearly show how yours works? It looks interesting.

[Erik Christensen]

I had to flatten my 3 1/2" thick hard maple work bench top a year ago. I was not confident of my hand planing skills so i only did the bottom with hand planes - the top I did with a router sled. Overall the sled might have been a bit flatter over the 8' length but the hand tools were faster start-to-finish. the only thing I would use a sled on for sure would be some type of live edge slab that i am sure I would hack up with hand tools.

[John Piwaron]

Well, it's done. Flat both sides of both halves. Son in law and I took them to Kettle Moraine hardwood where I them put through their big sander. The eyes of the store's manager bugged out a little when I told him how big the pieces were, otherwise it was just another day at the office. $5 a minute. It cost me $40. And saved me a lot of time. fwiw, it was the stores employees that did the work. They don't let me back there with the tools.

[Garth Almgren]

An excellent solution, sounds like it was well worth the $40 investment.