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Jointers
Do you struggle making your glue up joints perfectly
straight? Perhaps you have trouble creating invisible glue
lines on your projects. An easy way to remedy this problem
is with a jointer. Once you have a jointer in your wood
shop, you will never remember how you created any project
without one!
Because a jointer is not considered one of the essential,
bare minimum tools you may want to wait until you have the
basics of your wood shop in place before you consider the
addition of a jointer. An experienced wood worker will tell
you that you can create beautiful projects without a
jointer, but it is much easier to create a professional
finished look with this tool.
A jointer does just what its name implies. It is a tool that
creates perfectly straight edges and ends that can be glued
up to create perfect, seamless joints. This in itself is an
excellent reason to own a jointer, because it can be very
frustrating to try and make perfect joints without one,
however, a jointer can do so much more.
Jointers can also be used as thickness planers with
relatively good results. This tool is most effective in this
manner in creating smooth boards or facing boards. The
jointer is also perfectly suited for rabbeting, which is
creating a step cut on the face of a board. This can be
accomplished by removing the guard on the first blade. If
you have a thickness planer in your shop as well as a
jointer, you will likely use the jointer first to create a
smooth edge before feeding the material into the planer.
These two tools complement each other very well.
A jointer is made up of three blades. The front blade can be
easily adjusted to account for various depths of the cuts.
You can choose between a bench top jointer and a free
standing jointer. For a suitable home use, you will want to
get a jointer that falls into the 4 to 8 inch range; however
you can find jointers that are 12 inches.
It is important to consider the length of a jointer before
choosing one for your shop. If you plan on cutting long
material, you will require a larger jointer that has a
longer table area. If you plan on using this tool a great
deal, purchase the largest one, with as much power as you
can afford and will fit into your shop.
Don't forget to get your free wood working
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