Started making a planer stand for the shop based on plans from shopnotes vol 16 issue 91, but when it got to assembly time no I had no'where near enough clamps. With the recent jointer purchase, the 10% Woodcraft sale, and the local Rockler store closing sale my tool budget has been blown out of the water this year (I'm going broke saving money) and not enough extra cash for more clamps. Then I remembered a bowed 2x6 I almost threw on a brush pile a few weeks ago. After cutting to length, ripping, and some threaded rod it was perfect for the job.
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The stand will be mobile and have flip up sides for in and out feed tables. I'll be using a laminated rolled edge bar top that was being thrown away at work for these making the in and out feed twice as long as the stock ones are. I love it when they throw away good stuff at work and they seam to be very profecient at it too. The face will trimmed in maple and I'll try the Miller dowells to see how they work out.