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WOOD105: Planers, Jointers, and Material Prep
Woodshop Series
Wood planers shave and smooth wood surfaces in order to make them uniform. You can then use a jointer together with the planer to create smooth, flat boards from potentially bowed and warped wood. Learning these tools is critical to your success as a woodworker, thus they are very useful skills to learn.
WRK105 covers the planers within the wood shop, alongside jointers, theories on material prep, and how to use machines safely.
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In this course, you'll learn:
How to identify the planer and jointing jig, and how to use them properly and safely.
How to check wood before planing it.
How to adjust planer thickness.
How to change gears on the planer.
How to identify all parts on the underside of the planer head.
What "snipe" is and how it affects planed wood.
What it means to joint (not to be confused with join) boards of wood.
How a jointer works, and how a jointing jig replaces the need for a jointer.
How to use the jointing jig in combination with the table saw to joint a boards edge.
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College of Engineering & Applied Science
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 82071
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