Just what it says. I cleaned up the junk in the back yard, yesterday. Wound up with six pieces of 2x4, after cutting out the bad stuff in three longer boards..
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Handsome devils, aren't they?
So, this morning I hauled these things down to the shop. I set the longer three aside, for now. I went to work on the others..
Edges needed to be removed, too much dings, dents, and round-over. Set the resaw jig up on the bandsaw..
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And "peeled" about a 1/4" off the edge. I then got out the jointer..
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And worked to joint the edge square and straight. And remove the saw marks...
Plane is an Ohio Tool Co. No. 0-7
I then found a straight piece of 3/4 scrap, and made two lines down the center of the edges. I needed to find the exact center, so I could resaw the boards into something a bit thinner.
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Later, I'll go back and plane the sawn face smooth..
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As for the longer three boards..
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Might take a while.
Not sure what I might cobble together out of these, but it beats the other "option"
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not that I'm cheap...just Frugal.
As for that old jointer plane making shavings..
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Seemed to work just fine. I also rubbed the sole of the plane with an old candle, helped out.
Might stay tuned, not sure where this is going, just yet...