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   DavidxDoud | Feb 19, 2006 08:46pm | #1

   difference between a jointer and planer?

   what we call in the US a 'planer' would more properly be called a 'thicknesser' -

   a jointer can be used to flatten boards,  'planers' remove stock with little effect on twist,  cup,  or other such considerations -

   what's in a word,  eh?

    

    

    

    

    

   "there's enough for everyone"
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   Kleck | Feb 19, 2006 09:19pm | #2

   A jointer makes one edge and face FLAT.

   A planer (thicknesser) makes the opposite face flat AND parallel to the first face because it regiesters the flat face against it's table.

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   forestgirl | Feb 20, 2006 08:00pm | #7

   "makes the opposite face flat "  Incorrect.  It simply makes one face parallel to the other.  If the reference face is not flat, the opposite face will not be flat.

   Geez, sorry I missed whatever the hoopla was.  Darn!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   John_D | Feb 20, 2006 02:54am | #3

   Wow, you got right to showing your colors.  You're only the second person on my ignore list, and the other guy really wore me down over time.

   My goal is for my work to outlast me.  Expect my joinery to get simpler as time goes by.
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   Thirsty_Beaver | Feb 20, 2006 04:14am | #4

   Hello David,

         I am not from England. I am used to people on other types of sites being jerks so I guess I might have jumped the gun. I am sorry for the reply. But I realy didn't understand the differance but thanks to you I do now. Next time I will open up the Dictionary and check it out for myself. Thanks and sorry about the miss understanding.

                                                                             John

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   DavidxDoud | Feb 20, 2006 04:29am | #5

   forgiven/forgotten -

   re-reading my reply,  I assumed a lot of familiarity with woodworking vocabulary - could have/should have expanded the reply -

   I'm from the midwestern US,  and very much enjoy these forums for worldwide view -

   David Doud

    

    

    

    "there's enough for everyone"

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   CharlesW | Feb 20, 2006 07:53pm | #6

   Once again I get to a thread AFTER the good stuff has been deleted! ;^) 

   Chuck

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   philip | Feb 22, 2006 10:18am | #8

   Oh whatapity-there seems to have been a skirmish of some sort and i missed it.
   Anyway, in my little world there is a planer, a thicknesser, a jointer and a surfacer.
   To me a planer is not really a jointer, but is more or less the same as a surfacer, which I like to use to smooth one face and the edges of a board, and if this planer has beds suitably long , it is good as a jointer as well i.e it Straightens too. Then there is the Jointer, which is typically narrow (8 inches max), but has very long tables-good for Jointing or straightening edges, but no so hot for Surfacing faces.....
   Then there is the Thicknesser, which is not a planer , but will surface the faces to a set thickness, hence the name "thickness planer". It all depends upon which direction you think the earth rotates in.
   I like them all, because despite what some folks say, they are capable of producing a magical smooth surface on the most uncooperative of timbers-for little effort and some know how.

   Philip Marcou
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   forestgirl | Feb 22, 2006 08:36pm | #9

   "skirmish of some sort"  Otherwise known as a kerfluffel -- I love that word.  Invented on West Wing?  Not sure of the spelling -- might be kerfluffle.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   Ronaway | Feb 23, 2006 07:04am | #10

   Kerfluffel, sounds like a really tasty pastry of some sort. Maybe a pastry with a pumpkin pie filling. Excuse me I'm going to the kitchen for something to eat. Maybe it's a skirmish in which you throw pastry at one another.Ron