My First Project

After getting the planer and jointer to my place I started to select the one lumber I was going to use for the toy box project. Not knowing much cupped and twisted lumber. I thought having a wood planer these boards would be perfect. This was not the case. I remember watching a wide board with a cup in the middle go through the planer. As the board entered the planer the board would flatten out. Then when I saw the board exit the planer the cup was still there. This was disappointing. Many trips through the planer to get the board to ¾ of an inch the cup wasn’t as bad. I tried putting several boards through the planer one after another. This turned out to be a nightmare. The rough thickness of the boards started at 1 inch to 1 ½. Some boards on one end would be 1 then the other end would be 1 ¼. My problems didn’t end there. While running the boards through the planer. I noticed the planer was getting pretty loud as the boards went through the planer. This noise that came from my planer  got the attention of my neighbors. Then I knew something wasn’t right. I shut the planer off and got the manual out to see how to replace the knives.  I end up buying a new set of knives and installing them. Then I was ready to finish planing the lumber.I remember  this experience was frustrating and exhausting. The lumber was ready to glue into panels for the toy box. I now remember the gluing up of the panels was another interesting experience. As I am writing this I remember the toy box wasn’t done on time for my niece’s birthday. I believe I lost interest in this project. The toy box did get completed several months later. The toy box ended up making a great Christmas gift.