I haven't posted in years (other hobbies/work/teenager take up time, and the last time I made the Greensboro Lunch Bunch Barbara Foreman was still my neighbor), but to make a long story short I need to plane some 6" to 13" wide African Mahogany and Sapele I've had stored for more than a decade.
I've decided to rebuild a small carpeted staircase (~40" wide) and then figured while I'm at it, I'd plane the bigger boards for a 60" wide staircase in our 'forever house' after I retire.
I can't justify/afford buying the jointer-planer this would require and would like to rent time on a local machine if possible.
Rough lumber is 5/4" to 6/4" thick, 90 to 94" long:
8 African Mahogany boards 11-1/2" to 13-1/2" wide (hence the large jointer/planer)
8 African Mahogany boards 9-1/2 to 10-1/2" wide (might try these on my little planer)
2-3 non-flat boards ~5-7" wide (hence the jointer)
I'll also be using my lunchbox planer to smooth about 12 African Mahogany boards and about 12 Sapele boards 5-7" wide
Goal is to smooth down to 1" thick treads (and I expect a few slightly bent boards will wind up as 1/2" thick risers)
No hurry, just on my list of projects, hopefully for a single day this Spring/Summer so no hurry, just exploring options (unfortunately The Forge in Greensboro is closed for now…)
Thanks in advance - as with most of my projects, redoing a staircase seems relatively easy but will take longer than I expected =)
I've decided to rebuild a small carpeted staircase (~40" wide) and then figured while I'm at it, I'd plane the bigger boards for a 60" wide staircase in our 'forever house' after I retire.
I can't justify/afford buying the jointer-planer this would require and would like to rent time on a local machine if possible.
Rough lumber is 5/4" to 6/4" thick, 90 to 94" long:
8 African Mahogany boards 11-1/2" to 13-1/2" wide (hence the large jointer/planer)
8 African Mahogany boards 9-1/2 to 10-1/2" wide (might try these on my little planer)
2-3 non-flat boards ~5-7" wide (hence the jointer)
I'll also be using my lunchbox planer to smooth about 12 African Mahogany boards and about 12 Sapele boards 5-7" wide
Goal is to smooth down to 1" thick treads (and I expect a few slightly bent boards will wind up as 1/2" thick risers)
No hurry, just on my list of projects, hopefully for a single day this Spring/Summer so no hurry, just exploring options (unfortunately The Forge in Greensboro is closed for now…)
Thanks in advance - as with most of my projects, redoing a staircase seems relatively easy but will take longer than I expected =)