My Arms Are Sore!

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Mike Fitterling

>Alright, so they are not 16 foot long when curled up. I tried to uncurl some to their full length but they broke. You'll have to take my word on the length. What a fun time.

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Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>Neat! That sounds like it would be a good jobe for one of those Cherubini Special 30"+ jointers.

Hey, where are the party pix?

Nice curlies...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>I think you need a no.8. Either that or a really long wooden jointer. How was it planing the cypress?

I never touched the stuff, I'm wondering how it works...

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Mike Fitterling

>Yeah, a 30'er would be sweet.

Pics-I'll dig a couple up and post them.

Cheers!

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Tim of Livermore

>Mike,

Nice.

How did you support 16' long boards while edge jointing? You're bench certainly isn't long enough......

Tim

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Mike Fitterling

>Planed like a dream, really. Didn't even want to tear out going against the grain; only had to change direction once. These boards are almost clear with just a couple sounds knots, not bad for such long boards. I'll get a better idea how the wood works when I build the new front door from it, which is next on the docket.

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Mike Fitterling

>I clamped one end in the face vise, then used a wooden clamp to hold it flat against the face of the apron on the opposite end. The bitter end was resting on an adjustable roller support I usually use for outfeed support on the tablesaw. The trick was to get a smooth and consistent gait all the way from one end to the other on such long boards. I supported the plane with a finger underneath against the side of the board to keep the plane from rocking side to side.

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Bill Collier

>How did you check the jointed edges for straightness?

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Mike Fitterling

>Simply by sighting down by eye. These are siding boards so super great accuracy was not required. One is still a little bowed but the rest are nice and straight. If I had needed more precision I would have drawn a straight line the full length of the board and planed to it.

Cypress

Mike Fitterling

>I just got back in from finishing up the siding. Ran a bevel on one side and a rabbett on the other (it's drop siding). This stuff has a pleasant sweet smell when cut. It cuts easily and smoothly and doesn't burn easily. It is lighter looking than syp and not pitchy. I used power tools for a large part of this project, but I think the wood will work pretty easily with handtools. Used the Freud glue-line rip blade to rip and bevel and didn't have to touch it with a handplane afterwards.