Like most others, my woodworking shop is incomplete.  I still need a band saw, large planing drum sander to deal with figured wood, biscuit joiner, lathe, and a host of other tools.

In particular, the lack of a way to flatten the curly maple was starting to be a problem.  I gave a friend’s standard planer a shot and there was too much tear-out.   Drum sanders for planing start at $575 or so and go up quickly.  Not wanting to spend that much, I racked my little brain for ways to flatten the wood without one. Read the rest of this entry »