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   highfigh | May 03, 2006 10:47pm | #1

   If you can mark the line you need to follow, a hand plane makes it pretty easy. You would be done by the time you set up the jig unless you need to remove a lot of material..

   "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."
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   br67 | May 03, 2006 11:00pm | #2

   some of the thresholds require 1/4 in or better stock removal.  Also dealing with some out of parallel walls.  What are your feelings about electric planers?

    

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   highfigh | May 04, 2006 01:18am | #3

   If there will be a shoe moulding over the outside edge it really doesn't matter how you do it.
   "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."

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   JMartinsky | May 04, 2006 03:21am | #4

   Hi 67,
   I am a contractor that has laid more floor than I care to admit to. I think that you are on the right track with the plane. Near walls, if there is trim, we just get the flooring under the trim and that's it., Otherwise, we use power planes for the bulk of our work, but to really tweak something, a hand-plane is the choice to finish with. One note about flooring, if there is a wee bit of play, say 1/64 or under in spots, that is fine. The floor will move with time, in particular the oak. You don't want the flooring to touch the walls, give it a 1/4" or more to move.

   Good Luck!

   John