There isn't nothing like the smell of walnut, it's my favorite wood. Great video you should see if somebody offers a helix cutter for your planer it makes a huge difference
Nice! That planer is so satisfying to watch! From my Dad, a man who's been a carpenter his whole life (87 years) "every carpenter makes mistakes. What makes a great carpenter, is knowing how to fix them" Great job brother! 🤠👍
Hook up a shop vac to the dust port will help a bunch. Still will clog up some though. Also take smaller bites and run all the boards through on each pass. Leave about 6 inches to cut off snipe or you have a lot of sanding to get it out. or run long length then cut up . Snipe will be about 3 inches from each end. You can run the smaller pieces by running one behind the other helps with the snipe. set up a table on out feed to catch the pieces when they come off the planer table
Really not sure why I decided to cut it up first anyway. I think maybe I was thinking i needed separate pieces to test on. Good tips though. Thanks for sharing.
Lucas, I appreciate your humble attitude of not only showing something you have built, but showing the mistakes in the learning experience. I absolutely love your channel. God Bless
Hey Lucas, that's a great addition to your shop. One thing, for next time, maybe plane your boards at their original size first and then cut them to length after. You might need to set up some in-feed and out-feed tables or rollers to properly support, but it may give you better results. Sometimes, planers can have a tendency to cut into the board a little more than you want it to at the beginning and end of the board (depending on a lot of reasons, some of which you can control, some maybe you can't), so planing long boards will minimize the impact of that happening. Also, if you have multiple boards to plane, do one pass on each board and then lower your height a smidge and run them all again. That way, at the end of all the runs, all of your boards are the exact same thickness. I don't know from a classical perspective what's best, but I typically get one side where I want it and then turn everything over and do the same thing with the back sides. A side benefit is that, if you capture the shavings, put 'em in a 5-gallon bucket, melt some candle wax, pour over the shavings, mix it all up and let it cool, and you have some spectacular fire starter. I haven't used paper, cardboard, or kindling in 2 years to start fires in my furnace or wood stove.
That is looking good. I am not a pro but the one thing I learned when planning was set the height on the first board and do all boards at that thickness. after it is taking a full pass flip it over and go thru all board. If you do not do it that way you could have different thickness. I have been watching your channel and enjoy it very much. West side of Arkansas. James Vietnam 71/72 Infantry.
Great little planer for small projects. Don’t push it too hard. Smaller bite when coming on to your finished dimension. Personally I wouldn’t plane that many pieces. Too much snipe to deal with on every piece. Leave it long with enough extra to cut off the snipe at both ends. That gives you consistency throughout. Hope this helps. Enjoy yourself moving forward.
I think it would have been more efficient to plane the whole board and then cut it up. Short board are more likely to get snipe on the ends of them and even if the long board gets some snipe you can easily cut it off. It turned out great. Make sure you get some extra blades or a way to sharpen the ones you have. When they get dull it will put extra load on the motor and potentially trip breakers.
Lucas: I am a wood turner and make all kinds of ROUND things. I too have a thickness planer. I have some black walnut that I am going to run through it soon. I have the Dewalt planer. Got it on sale one day and am very happy with it. Take care and stay safe. PS: Mike Morgan just commented on his view of the time change also. 🤓
If you were closer I would hook you up with some blanks. I have found a few friends doing some wood turning and small projects that I have been giving my smaller“scraps”.
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead Lucas: that is wonderful that you do that. I watch some of the milling videos and almost cry when I see them discarding wood that people like me could use. I try to pick up the broom and snow shovel handles that people throw out. Some of those handles come from South America. Next time you are in a hardware store check the handles and see where they come from. All the best.
Lucas run all your board through the planer then reduce the thickness and run all 😢the boards again at the end all your boards will be the same thickness and you won’t have to start over on the next board from thick to Finish product for each board. The right way your boards will all be finished at the same time. I hope I am not confusing you
I love your channel and its honesty, but every time you start a project, you begin with the phrase, “I will be the first to admit to you that I am no" expert at the upcoming task.” For a non-expert at almost everything, you seem to manage an awful lot successfully. Keep up the good work! (Well, we won't mention the side-by-side and the tree, but you were a very good sport about it).😇
😂🤣 I guess I just want people to know that you don’t have to be an expert and you can still get out and do this stuff. 🤷🏼♂️. You wot get professional results, but you don’t always need that. Thanks for the support! And yeah, let’s not talk about the sxs. 😂🤣😂
There isn't nothing like the smell of walnut, it's my favorite wood. Great video you should see if somebody offers a helix cutter for your planer it makes a huge difference
The smell is amazing! 👍
Hi Lucas, the boards are beautiful, I'm sure your wife will be happy with the foot stool. Blessings
It is working out well! I will try to get the video of it edited soon. 👍
Nice! That planer is so satisfying to watch! From my Dad, a man who's been a carpenter his whole life (87 years) "every carpenter makes mistakes. What makes a great carpenter, is knowing how to fix them" Great job brother! 🤠👍
Thank you! I think I could really get into this stuff! Thanks for watching!
Hook up a shop vac to the dust port will help a bunch. Still will clog up some though. Also take smaller bites and run all the boards through on each pass. Leave about 6 inches to cut off snipe or you have a lot of sanding to get it out. or run long length then cut up . Snipe will be about 3 inches from each end. You can run the smaller pieces by running one behind the other helps with the snipe. set up a table on out feed to catch the pieces when they come off the planer table
Really not sure why I decided to cut it up first anyway. I think maybe I was thinking i needed separate pieces to test on. Good tips though. Thanks for sharing.
Lucas, I appreciate your humble attitude of not only showing something you have built, but showing the mistakes in the learning experience. I absolutely love your channel. God Bless
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words. 👊
Mr Lucas that turnwd out great. I have never ran a planer myself but it seemed to do ok.
Thanks, Mike! It’s going be a handy tool to have around…
hi Lucas, it is better to planed before you cut . Because you end up with snippe on each board , have fun on your project
Makes sense! Thanks!
That’s a nice little planer. The walnut looks real good. My wife is vertically challenged too.😂 God bless.
😂🤣
Hey Lucas, that's a great addition to your shop. One thing, for next time, maybe plane your boards at their original size first and then cut them to length after. You might need to set up some in-feed and out-feed tables or rollers to properly support, but it may give you better results. Sometimes, planers can have a tendency to cut into the board a little more than you want it to at the beginning and end of the board (depending on a lot of reasons, some of which you can control, some maybe you can't), so planing long boards will minimize the impact of that happening. Also, if you have multiple boards to plane, do one pass on each board and then lower your height a smidge and run them all again. That way, at the end of all the runs, all of your boards are the exact same thickness. I don't know from a classical perspective what's best, but I typically get one side where I want it and then turn everything over and do the same thing with the back sides. A side benefit is that, if you capture the shavings, put 'em in a 5-gallon bucket, melt some candle wax, pour over the shavings, mix it all up and let it cool, and you have some spectacular fire starter. I haven't used paper, cardboard, or kindling in 2 years to start fires in my furnace or wood stove.
I really like those ideas! Thanks for sharing!
That is looking good. I am not a pro but the one thing I learned when planning was set the height on the first board and do all boards at that thickness. after it is taking a full pass flip it over and go thru all board. If you do not do it that way you could have different thickness. I have been watching your channel and enjoy it very much. West side of Arkansas.
James Vietnam 71/72 Infantry.
Thanks for the tips! I need all the help I can get. 👍 and thank you for your service!
Great stuff, Lucas
Thanks!
Great little planer for small projects. Don’t push it too hard. Smaller bite when coming on to your finished dimension. Personally I wouldn’t plane that many pieces. Too much snipe to deal with on every piece. Leave it long with enough extra to cut off the snipe at both ends. That gives you consistency throughout. Hope this helps. Enjoy yourself moving forward.
Good stuff! Thanks! 👊
@ I didn’t realize someone had already addressed this. Sorry for the duplication. oops
@ no worries!
Walnut is a beautiful wood. All my countertops and fireplace mantels are walnut.
It is! I love walnut!
And one more thing, been telling my wife I need a Mechmaxx ! James
I think it would have been more efficient to plane the whole board and then cut it up. Short board are more likely to get snipe on the ends of them and even if the long board gets some snipe you can easily cut it off. It turned out great. Make sure you get some extra blades or a way to sharpen the ones you have. When they get dull it will put extra load on the motor and potentially trip breakers.
Yeah, I think you’re right. I appreciate the tips.
Lucas: I am a wood turner and make all kinds of ROUND things. I too have a thickness planer. I have some black walnut that I am going to run through it soon. I have the Dewalt planer. Got it on sale one day and am very happy with it. Take care and stay safe. PS: Mike Morgan just commented on his view of the time change also. 🤓
If you were closer I would hook you up with some blanks. I have found a few friends doing some wood turning and small projects that I have been giving my smaller“scraps”.
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead Lucas: that is wonderful that you do that. I watch some of the milling videos and almost cry when I see them discarding wood that people like me could use. I try to pick up the broom and snow shovel handles that people throw out. Some of those handles come from South America. Next time you are in a hardware store check the handles and see where they come from. All the best.
Lucas run all your board through the planer then reduce the thickness and run all 😢the boards again at the end all your boards will be the same thickness and you won’t have to start over on the next board from thick to Finish product for each board. The right way your boards will all be finished at the same time. I hope I am not confusing you
Makes perfect sense!
Just curious, is that your log yard in the background? If so, you've got your work cut out for you!
No that is a yard that supplies logs for a Mill over in Ohio…
When working with walnut you need to put on a dust mask. The chips and dust are toxic and irritate the skin. 😮😮😮
I love your channel and its honesty, but every time you start a project, you begin with the phrase, “I will be the first to admit to you that I am no" expert at the upcoming task.” For a non-expert at almost everything, you seem to manage an awful lot successfully. Keep up the good work! (Well, we won't mention the side-by-side and the tree, but you were a very good sport about it).😇
😂🤣 I guess I just want people to know that you don’t have to be an expert and you can still get out and do this stuff. 🤷🏼♂️. You wot get professional results, but you don’t always need that. Thanks for the support! And yeah, let’s not talk about the sxs. 😂🤣😂
Lucas where did you get that tape measure? Planner is a cool tool for sure. Have a great weekend! 🪵👍🏼🌴
I’m pretty sure that’s a Lufkin tape I picked up at Lowe’s. Have a great weekend! 👊