Best instructional video on the difference between jointer and planer. So straight forward that anyone without any wood working knowledge can understand. Thanks.
Clear, concise, very helpful and blessedly devoid of the hype and terrible music that so many of your colleagues use. You have an excellent voice and speech delivery for this work. There is a very friendly and encouraging tone to your recording. Thank you.
I was going to comment the same thing. I've watched many videos but this one explained everything I was still confused about as I am a beginner. Thank you!!
I've been trying to understand jointing vs planing for quite some time now. Most explanations have left me more confused. In this video you did a fantastic job of explaining the differences. I thank you. 😊👍
Informative but my biggest take away is you and your young daughter working together. My two children are grown now and have a life independent of me, but we have times of working together, the joy for me of sharing and hopefully imparting some useful knowledge whether wood working or working together, priceless.
I just bought my 1st Jointer and Planer. Your video affirmed what I knew and taught me how to square up board conditions I was unsure how to process. Thanks. Great presentation BTW.
As others have noted, this is by far the best video on the planer vs jointer subject. The general idea was in my head but the detail you provided with markings made the last AHA moments happen. Thank you!
Thank you, very well done and easy to follow. I'm a hobbyist and I do have both a jointer and a planner. Thanks to this I think I finally have a much better understanding of how to use them.
This is an excellent distillation of how to mill wood. As usual you’ve made the fundamental principles clear and easy to remember. Thanks for continuing to educate!
James, thank you so much. I have watched so many videos on this and yours is the only one that 'works' for me. FWIW I think you are a born educator! :-)
I spent today trying to use a jointer, and now I know why it was not working for me. Thanks James, I really like your videos, and you FB community. Continue with more great work.
Personally, my sequences is to joint one edge and one face, so I have two flat square surfaces, then I use the table saw to make the other edge parallel and square, and the planer to make the other face parallel and square. One advantage to this method as well is that you also have rapid, easy, and accurate control over the dimensions.
I joint one flat surface. Then plane the other side with the planer. Then back to the jointer for one edge. I am able to joint the edge from either side noting the grain of the wood. No tear out this way. I Then finish the other side on the table saw, or my radial arm. This method was presented by Bill Wilson Fine Woodworking. Really made sense to me. And works.
What a great video to help me get into woodworking, just purchased an old Conestoga 6” jointer and I am loving playing with it so far! You’ve got a new Subscriber! Thanks, Adam
This video is fantastic. It very clearly explains jointing and planing, which is often just skipped/skimmed over in other videos. Thank you for this. I'm definitely going to be using the pencil scribble technique on all four sides of my wood pieces in the future.
Excellent video James!!! The explanation of why you can’t just joint the 4 edges was great!! I learned even more which I love and the Boeshield Rust Free I need to get some! I’m actually actively looking for other products to try for rust and do a review videos on 😁😁
Boeshield Rust Free really looks like a good product. I've used both tomato ketchup (a bottle of too old Heinz!) and vinegar; tomato ketchup seems to work twice as fast as the vinegar (and you don't have to "throw away food" if you use tomato ketchup).
Completely agree. It's never been completely clear to me how to use these two tools together properly and this video cleared that confusion up. Thanks, James!
Another GREAT one James. I didn't realize how much I missed your videos. Thank you for showing these defect and the reason for each tool. Every time I thought to myself "Oh I hope he explains about...", you had already started to explain it more in depth. I love how thorough and cerebral you are with your teaching! You must be a JOY as a professor to have! Can't wait for the next video now! Lol
Excellent explanation. After searching a lot about to understand a jointer and planer, this video was damn helpful. Your application of showing different kinds of irregular wood pieces was way very helpful in understanding the machines and where they can be applied. You are a good teacher. Thank you for a wonderful video.
This was super helpful, as a novice I always thought I could get away with a jointer/tablesaw. Your examples were top notch, I understand why I need a planer. I also just finished your pirate chest, my son loves it! Keep your awesome content coming, I look forward to all your posts.
You can get away without the jointer... Planer + Sled & Shims for face jointing. Table Saw + Jointing sled for edge jointing. The jointer just does it better with less setup and jigs
Great video James. This explained a lot more for me in terms of the jointer machine, and the supplemental details on maintenance of the cast iron and the type of cutting blades were useful too. Hopefully, I'll be able to buy one of those bad boys one day soon! Till then, jointer plane for this guy. Thanks!
Superb explanation and demonstration. Well done! I can’t believe i paid money to take a class on this and didn’t understand this concept as well as you demonstrated B
Thank you Mr. King. I really needed this video to understand the Jointer. I'm new to woodworking and inherited a 4 1/4 Craftsman Jointer from my brother. I continually am having "snipe" issues with it.
Thanks for the video! The first machine used is a jointer/planer and the second is a thicknesser. Grain direction is important in using both machines. God bless!
I find the term “jointer/planer” to be antique and a little confusing, since there are many combination planer/jointers available. Thicknesser is pretty self descriptive, agreed!
I find interesting the differences in terms etween the US where you are & Australia where I live. What you termed bow, I call spring, your crook is my bow & what you call thickness, I call width. Apart from that, a very informative video, thank you for sharing.
i really enjoyed the video. It was very simple in its explanation . The one explanation i didn't quite get was jointing the twisted wood. not sure how you can keep the wood flat as you're running it thru the jointer. Everything else was great. thanks for sharing !!!
Fantastic video, James! I ordered that Boeshield so fast once I saw you use it that I almost knocked my coffee over! There is a huge problem in the Nashville, Tennessee area, where I live, with humidity and rusting machine surfaces.
I have tried lots of different products on my table saw and even though it's not very humid here I still had tons of rust issues. Boeshield completely fixed that.
This was a long video. But I tell you what it is definitely the best and clearest explanation of how to use both jointer and planer I have ever seen. Perfect situational explanations that are very likely to happen with anyone learning how to fix the problem. Great job! 👍 honestly don't care how long the video was. The knowledge I got off the video was way better then all the others combined.
This is awesome. I have a small Delta jointer, and I need to use it more. I did learn to taper table legs with it, but I need a review if I ever make a table again with tapered legs.
Great presentation. For a beginner who does not own a planer yet, it would have been helpful to him/her to explain how you were adjusting the cutter depth.
Hi James, your videos excellent and your explanations very clear, despite not having such a good command of English to understand all your comments, I recommend making your videos translated into Spanish, as Wood Whisperer does, that will bring you a larger audience to your channel and subscribers
Excellent video! When you have a spiral cutter in the jointer and/or planer, does grain direction still matter when you send your lumber through both machines?
Not a dumb question. Grain direction always matter, however, with a good spiral / shelix / helical cutter, the surface will be more smooth. If you're only wood-working occasionally, it might be better to just get a cheap jointer / thicknesser and then a good hand-plane. Use the hand plane as finishing tool to smoothen the surface.
Best tutorial for planer and jointer use I've seen.
Best instructional video on the difference between jointer and planer. So straight forward that anyone without any wood working knowledge can understand. Thanks.
Clear, concise, very helpful and blessedly devoid of the hype and terrible music that so many of your colleagues use. You have an excellent voice and speech delivery for this work. There is a very friendly and encouraging tone to your recording. Thank you.
Thank you for such a kind note.
This is the best explanation I’ve ever seen for explaining jointer planer worker.Thank you for being so complete
Best to you and your family
I was going to comment the same thing. I've watched many videos but this one explained everything I was still confused about as I am a beginner. Thank you!!
Same thing, what i was about to comment.
I've been trying to understand jointing vs planing for quite some time now. Most explanations have left me more confused. In this video you did a fantastic job of explaining the differences. I thank you. 😊👍
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Thanks! Best video I've seen on using a jointer and planer.
You are such an amazingly detailed and patient teacher. I can not thank you enough for your time and dedication to your trade.
Thank you. That’s very kind of you to say.
Informative but my biggest take away is you and your young daughter working together. My two children are grown now and have a life independent of me, but we have times of working together, the joy for me of sharing and hopefully imparting some useful knowledge whether wood working or working together, priceless.
As a beginner woodworker, I find your videos extremely valuable! Thank you so much for making them. Cheers!
This is the best video I have ever seen about jointing the wood in the TH-cam.
Well done keep up the good work 👏
Thanks
Thank you ❤️
I just bought my 1st Jointer and Planer. Your video affirmed what I knew and taught me how to square up board conditions I was unsure how to process. Thanks. Great presentation BTW.
This has been the best and clearest explanation I’ve found online. Thanks and Cheers
Great job breaking it down to the basics, this is the shop class I did not take in school!
By far the best explanation on the most important subject of all woodworking, thanks.
Thank you. Great video. I just got my first jointer and planer and this video was full of good information.
This is the best jointer/planer video ever. Thanks! I get it finally!
I took shop class in high school 20 years ago and forgot all this and now I wish I could have continued. This is such a great refresher.
As others have noted, this is by far the best video on the planer vs jointer subject. The general idea was in my head but the detail you provided with markings made the last AHA moments happen. Thank you!
Thank you. It was kind of you to take the time to write a note.
Thank you, very well done and easy to follow. I'm a hobbyist and I do have both a jointer and a planner. Thanks to this I think I finally have a much better understanding of how to use them.
What an excellent, complete instructional video. Thank you for posting.
This is an excellent distillation of how to mill wood. As usual you’ve made the fundamental principles clear and easy to remember. Thanks for continuing to educate!
Excellent video. You have answered a number of problems I have been experiencing using my jointer. Thanks.
great great great video !! BEST TUTORIAL I HAD EVER see about this topic!! Regards from Poland my friend !!
TY for this clear and easy to follow video. Helped me quickly understand the basics and need of each machine.
Thank you 🙏🏼Your tutorials are always welcomed.
Amazing👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏 you made work easy for so many. Thank you
I am new to woodworking and this is the best video I’ve seen. Thank you.
James, thank you so much. I have watched so many videos on this and yours is the only one that 'works' for me. FWIW I think you are a born educator! :-)
Fantastic video thank you. I have the machines, but got the sequence wrong! How do you finish off the final sawn side?
I very much appreciated the depth of knowledge that this video provided. Thank you for putting the time in for us to learn.
I spent today trying to use a jointer, and now I know why it was not working for me. Thanks James, I really like your videos, and you FB community. Continue with more great work.
Best video out of the dozens that I have watched...Finally, I comprehend the "Why?"
Wonderful example and explanation. Thanks for clarifying this!
James, you have a real talent in breaking things down so that are easy to understand. Thank you.
+1
You are an excellent instructor so clear and thorough, thank you.
excellent teaching. My jointer scares me for some reason, but now i am ready to tackle it. First time.
Personally, my sequences is to joint one edge and one face, so I have two flat square surfaces, then I use the table saw to make the other edge parallel and square, and the planer to make the other face parallel and square. One advantage to this method as well is that you also have rapid, easy, and accurate control over the dimensions.
I joint one flat surface. Then plane the other side with the planer.
Then back to the jointer for one edge. I am able to joint the edge from either side noting the grain of the wood. No tear out this way. I Then finish the other side on the table saw, or my radial arm. This method was presented by Bill Wilson Fine Woodworking. Really made sense to me. And works.
Thanks for the detailed lesson.
Fantastic video. Thanks for taking the time to make this.
Thank you, that was a great explanation of jointers, planers and table saws
Fantastic introduction to these two tools!
Very Educational video for a newbie like me... Thanks so much for taking the time to do this.
What a great video to help me get into woodworking, just purchased an old Conestoga 6” jointer and I am loving playing with it so far! You’ve got a new Subscriber!
Thanks,
Adam
Excellent video. I now have a better understanding of each tool and how to use them properly!
Thank you very much! Excellent presentation and so very informative.
This video is fantastic. It very clearly explains jointing and planing, which is often just skipped/skimmed over in other videos. Thank you for this. I'm definitely going to be using the pencil scribble technique on all four sides of my wood pieces in the future.
Excellent video James!!! The explanation of why you can’t just joint the 4 edges was great!! I learned even more which I love and the Boeshield Rust Free I need to get some! I’m actually actively looking for other products to try for rust and do a review videos on 😁😁
Thanks!
And man that Boeshield stuff was awesome!! I went around and started cleaning all my cast iron back to new! Haha
King's Fine Woodworking awesome!! I’ll definitely have to try it out then!!!
Boeshield Rust Free really looks like a good product.
I've used both tomato ketchup (a bottle of too old Heinz!) and vinegar; tomato ketchup seems to work twice as fast as the vinegar (and you don't have to "throw away food" if you use tomato ketchup).
Wow great explanation, just what I was looking for. Thank you!
Thank you James for a very informative video. You have answered many of my questions. Keep bringing the videos and we'll watch
them.
Best explanation I've seen yet. Thanks!
Very indepth explanation James. What a great resource for beginner woodworkers. 👍👍👍👍
Completely agree. It's never been completely clear to me how to use these two tools together properly and this video cleared that confusion up. Thanks, James!
Thank you James! Great video that answered a bunch of questions. Keep making these! Please!
Another GREAT one James. I didn't realize how much I missed your videos. Thank you for showing these defect and the reason for each tool. Every time I thought to myself "Oh I hope he explains about...", you had already started to explain it more in depth. I love how thorough and cerebral you are with your teaching! You must be a JOY as a professor to have!
Can't wait for the next video now! Lol
Excellent explanation.
After searching a lot about to understand a jointer and planer, this video was damn helpful. Your application of showing different kinds of irregular wood pieces was way very helpful in understanding the machines and where they can be applied.
You are a good teacher. Thank you for a wonderful video.
This is the first explanation I see about the use and importance of these two machines. excellent and thank you so much for sharing. THANKS!!
Very informative and easy to follow thanks mate
This was super helpful, as a novice I always thought I could get away with a jointer/tablesaw. Your examples were top notch, I understand why I need a planer. I also just finished your pirate chest, my son loves it! Keep your awesome content coming, I look forward to all your posts.
You can get away without the jointer...
Planer + Sled & Shims for face jointing.
Table Saw + Jointing sled for edge jointing.
The jointer just does it better with less setup and jigs
Great video for us beginners to understand the whys and hows of wood prep. Thanks so much for your time.
Great video, James. I’m a beginner at this stuff and your explanations and demonstrations are really helpful. Thanks.
You do such a great job of explaining these workshop tools
Gracias! a tu video, maestro experto (nivel dios!). Estoy aprendiendo las cosas de carpintería, enseñanza perfecto y útil
Excellent video James. It was very well done.
Great video James. This explained a lot more for me in terms of the jointer machine, and the supplemental details on maintenance of the cast iron and the type of cutting blades were useful too. Hopefully, I'll be able to buy one of those bad boys one day soon! Till then, jointer plane for this guy. Thanks!
excellent! I am new to woodworking and this was a god send thank you!
I really enjoy your videos. This video was very instructive and I'm glad you included this in your collection. Keep it up. Thanks!
You are such a great teacher. I learned a lot from your demonstrations. Now I just need the money to buy these machines
Superb explanation and demonstration. Well done! I can’t believe i paid money to take a class on this and didn’t understand this concept as well as you demonstrated B
Good instruction and well presented. Keep them coming.
Thank you Mr. King. I really needed this video to understand the Jointer. I'm new to woodworking and inherited a 4 1/4 Craftsman Jointer from my brother. I continually am having "snipe" issues with it.
Thank you. I just bought a jointer and planer and this helps out a lot.
Now that is an instructional video! Thanks for sharing 👍👍
It totally help me understand better these two tools, thanks for the good work.
Great video.. I just added an older style jointer to my shop. looking forward to adding it to my tools.
How’s that jointer been working for you, one year on? What make, model, and size is it? I’m partial to the older tools, myself, so interested to hear!
best video ive ever seen on the subject
Thanks for the video! The first machine used is a jointer/planer and the second is a thicknesser. Grain direction is important in using both machines. God bless!
I find the term “jointer/planer” to be antique and a little confusing, since there are many combination planer/jointers available. Thicknesser is pretty self descriptive, agreed!
Outstanding video! Thank you for the useful information.
Fantastic explanation of tools usage. Thank you.
1:07 Those are also known as the four types of wood sold at Home Depot and Lowes.
Great vid James. I enjoyed all aspects of this.
I find interesting the differences in terms etween the US where you are & Australia where I live.
What you termed bow, I call spring, your crook is my bow & what you call thickness, I call width.
Apart from that, a very informative video, thank you for sharing.
i really enjoyed the video. It was very simple in its explanation . The one explanation i didn't quite get was jointing the twisted wood. not sure how you can keep the wood flat as you're running it thru the jointer. Everything else was great. thanks for sharing !!!
Great information.Keep up the good work.What is also great is that you have your girls involved.
Fantastic video, James! I ordered that Boeshield so fast once I saw you use it that I almost knocked my coffee over! There is a huge problem in the Nashville, Tennessee area, where I live, with humidity and rusting machine surfaces.
I have tried lots of different products on my table saw and even though it's not very humid here I still had tons of rust issues. Boeshield completely fixed that.
This was a long video. But I tell you what it is definitely the best and clearest explanation of how to use both jointer and planer I have ever seen. Perfect situational explanations that are very likely to happen with anyone learning how to fix the problem. Great job! 👍 honestly don't care how long the video was. The knowledge I got off the video was way better then all the others combined.
I appreciate that!
Excellent instructional video. Thank you. 👍
Such a fantastically comprehensive explanation and demonstration. Brilliant. Thank you for sharing 🙂
Hi Maria, thank you. That’s very kind.
Hi Maria, thank you. That’s very kind.
Thanks , as a beginner that was a great, simple explanation of those tools.
Thank you so much for the valuable points you shared.
Thank you so much for all examples and the details!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you when you need to change blade,s on planer or jointer could you do a video on that
Thanks, James. That was a very good refresher on wood orientation for me.
This is awesome. I have a small Delta jointer, and I need to use it more. I did learn to taper table legs with it, but I need a review if I ever make a table again with tapered legs.
Great presentation. For a beginner who does not own a planer yet, it would have been helpful to him/her to explain how you were adjusting the cutter depth.
Excellent video- super informative!!
Very well done, One of the best videos I have seen!
As always a great video James! Well done again.
Hi James, your videos excellent and your explanations very clear, despite not having such a good command of English to understand all your comments, I recommend making your videos translated into Spanish, as Wood Whisperer does, that will bring you a larger audience to your channel and subscribers
Love watching artists at work, passing on their skill. Love all your videos and have subscribed.
Excellent video! When you have a spiral cutter in the jointer and/or planer, does grain direction still matter when you send your lumber through both machines?
Not a dumb question. Grain direction always matter, however, with a good spiral / shelix / helical cutter, the surface will be more smooth. If you're only wood-working occasionally, it might be better to just get a cheap jointer / thicknesser and then a good hand-plane. Use the hand plane as finishing tool to smoothen the surface.