I'm new to using hand planes and I'm having some trouble getting the edges flat on a couple of 2x4s. I am trying to plane down the edge of the 2x4s to remove the rounded edges and end up with a board that is 3 1/8 inches wide. The boards I'm working with are 20 1/2 inches long and will be the feet of a saw bench I'm building.
So far I either end up with a board that is rounded on the ends or one end is wider than the other, one end will be 3 inches and the other will be 3 1/8 inches. I feel like I know what I'm doing wrong but I am having trouble correcting the issue.
I was hoping someone had some tips on how to keep from rounding the ends and keeping the planed surface level and even across the length of the board.
So far I either end up with a board that is rounded on the ends or one end is wider than the other, one end will be 3 inches and the other will be 3 1/8 inches. I feel like I know what I'm doing wrong but I am having trouble correcting the issue.
I was hoping someone had some tips on how to keep from rounding the ends and keeping the planed surface level and even across the length of the board.