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Planer Sled Salvages Short Pieces
To salvage these pieces, I use a simple sled to plane them to thickness (see Photo). The “shorts” ride piggyback on the sled, which is long enough to go through the planer safely. The sled is a piece of 3/4″ plywood with a cleat near the back end (Sled Detail). The cleat, together with strips of double-sided tape, hold the short pieces in place during machining.
To use the sled, affix the short strips to the surface, as shown. Then pass the sled — and the strips — through the planer until you reach the desired thickness. Good woodworking,
Wyatt Myers View a free online preview of Workbench magazine
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