How to Make a Simple Planer Sled for Flattening Wide Boards

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  @PenaltyBoxWoodshop · 6 years ago · pinned

  What other types of shop projects/jigs would you like to see a video on?

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• FA

  @farisfayedalshebani · 3 years ago (edited)

  We recently lumbered a 36&quot; maple, a 36&quot; white ash, and a 32&quot; pecan. After drying, we tried planing with a Rigid (Home Depot) 13&quot; planer with 2 HSS knives <a href="https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxIzvvTi3_Qc8JnVdYYRJCvuoDC4QjTzeL">https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxIzvvTi3_Qc8JnVdYYRJCvuoDC4QjTzeL</a> . This job was clearly too much for that machine. The pecan was particularly difficult, due to heavy mineral deposits, and a sharp pair of HSS knives would be consumed by a mere 3 boards. We were also having lots of problems from chip bruising, due to poor dust collection. The shavings came off like straw and jammed in the 4&quot; hose.We bought the DW735 simply to be able to run carbide blades, which worked brilliantly for the pecan. However, we found it to be a much, MUCH nicer machine. It was far more rigid than the &quot;Rigid&quot; planer, and far more accurate as well. But what I liked most about it was the dust feed. This machine has its own blower, which shreds the &quot;straw&quot; like shavings as they come off the cutting head and helps boost the shavings into the dust collection system. No more clogs! It&apos;s also nicely sealed so that the internals stay quite clean. This is just a well tempered machine that&apos;s a delight to use. It literally cut the labor in half. Just another example of getting what you pay for.

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  @valeriebeauchemin1178 · 3 years ago (edited)

  This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection <a href="https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz">https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz</a> &nbsp;I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

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  @craigsudman4556 · 2 years ago

  That&apos;s a real nice fancy sled, but I think I would use it differently. &nbsp;Surface planers draw the work into the machine, table saws and jointers require that work be pushed through their cutting blades. &nbsp;The sled that you made needs to be inserted into the planer with the stop first to prevent the work from being drawn off of the sled. &nbsp;Great video thumbs up.

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  @hanspijpers2100 · 1 year ago

  If you put the cleat at the front of the board, you don&apos;t need glue or anything, just some loos shims to stop it from rocking.. butt up the work piece against the cleat and run it through the planer, the first roll of the planer pulls the rest of the board together with the work piece. into the planer that&apos;s all.

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  @williba24 · 1 year ago

  The cleat should be on the front, rollers push wood forward.

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  @bobbby303 · 4 years ago

  Excellent video. No annoying music and no trying to be funny. Your dialogue was clear and concise. Thank you for a simple explanation to solve a common problem. I&apos;m going to make a planer sled right now.

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  @moreonwoodworking4483 · 5 years ago

  I made your jig today. Took about 15 minutes. It worked perfectly and flattened two walnut boards that were twisted. I love the simplicity of it. Thank you for posting this.

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  @rroberts8501 · 2 years ago

  Just started making live edge/resin serving boards recently and made 5 of them. &nbsp;Obviously new to woodworking and I WISH I&apos;d seen this before doing those 5. I fought with each board to get them flat until they were &apos;good enough&apos; (or when I ran out of patience messing with them). &nbsp;At least I know for the next batch... thank you!

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  @telecomscarsdiyandmore4272 · 1 year ago

  Thank you. Plain and simple explanation with a solution &quot;That Just Worked!&quot;. Just flattened a scrap piece of timber from a pallet to prove the process.

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  @steveemmins3728 · 4 years ago

  No questions just a thank you for your video. I have a 735 and I am off to build a sled. <br>Again, Thanks and stay well.<br>Cheers from Toronto

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  @nateskate6113 · 5 years ago

  Very helpful and simple instructions. &nbsp;I made one for me yesterday and spent hours planing many mini slabs of Hawaiian Koa. &nbsp;Mahalo! (Thanks)

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