My hobbyist woodworking world really opened up when I picked up a DEWALT DW735 thickness planer, a Rigid JP0610 6" jointer, and a Grizzly G0555 14" band saw a few years back. Until that time I was locked-in to finished lumber leaving me few options for flattening, squaring & sizing. Once I worked out a shimming problem on the jointer the combined use of these tools allowed me to purchase rough lumber & make basically whatever I wanted.
Thoughts entering one's mind need not exit one's mouth!
As I age my memory fades .... and that's a load off my mind!
"We Live In The Land Of The Free, Only Because Of The Brave"
“The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living."
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill