after spending a couple of nights face jointing boards by hand that were too big for my 6" jointer, i decided to re-enter the 21st century and build a planer sled. Build is a rather loose term as this is about the simplest jig I've made. There's lots of versions I found online that I used as inspiration It's a 4' x 11" piece of melamine with a cleat screwed into one side. I made some 15 degree wedges to act as shims, held in place by carpet tape where needed (~every ft or so). Sorry I forgot to photo a wip
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I was amazed at simply well this contraption worked. It was taking me about 40min to joint a walnut or cherry board 8" x 42" and I only had the energy for one per night. With this, I did the remaining 5 boards in a flash. I realize it's not a home-made jointer (causes that was cool!), but it does the trick!
Sam
Sam