Hey @nsj  Sounds like a good plan, thanks. I had thought about a router sled, but was worried about chip out on figured woods. Following up with the planner and then the plane to get it really flat make sense. …   Read more»

@liebe make yourself a cheap router sled, I recently did that with a piece of contiboard and a couple of rails. Great for getting things straight. Then I’ll stick it through my thickness planer to get the other side done,…   Read more»

Thanks @russ !

Hello again Dan. Getting a thicknesser like that is great…   Read more»

Cheers @russ, that’s good to hear.  I should have specified I’m taking about making electrics. So I’m thinking about carve or drop tops on the bodies, bit also the neck blanks and gluing the fretboard. I’ve been looking at the…   Read more»

Excellent @koendb.
🙂🙏🎸🎶

@liebe Hi Dan, I’ve got the Rutlands planner/thicknesser. With the blades reasonably new it planes a very smooth surface. As long as you double check the fence and make sure it’s tight it planes a near perfect 90 degrees when…   Read more»