A few tips to help flatten a board and make it square/Jointing and planing wood to make it flat

What happens when your wood bends as you cut it and how do you fix it. In this video I use my jointer and planer to remove the bend out a board that occurred when I was re-sawing lumber. I share a few tips that help me make wood for a project flat and square

[@andreasmusic1222]

This explanation is fantastic! I kept screwing up trying to flatten my bowed boards and now I know why!

[@lzh3131]

This was one of the better videos on ways to deal with a bowed board. Really appreciated your diagrams, very helpful. Thanks for this video, it really helped!👍👍👍

[@azielce]

This was a very thorough presentation of the concepts. Thank you.

[@GaraWoodWoodworking]

Thank you for watching

[@Tom_Monahan]

Great instruction! I’ve been fighting this and now I know where my mistakes are! Thank you!!

[@kevinldaniel]

This is the best video I've seen on this. Thank you!!!

[@JeffAmmons1]

Thanks for this, this is exactly the video I needed. I had the exact same problem with bowing after I resawed some maple.

[@davidchapman6031]

This was a great tutorial. Well explained. Thanks.

[@GaraWoodWoodworking]

I Appreciate that very much

[@jackwilson1914]

Duh !!!!!!!!! I have been using a jointer ( incorrectly) for more years than you have been alive! Thanks for teaching this old dog how to correctly push the curved board and not push the board down on the jointer.

[@GaraWoodWoodworking]

Glad I could help - thanks for watching!!

[@mundlkalli4396]

Thank you for the nice demo. How do you proceed if you dont have a jointer but a planer instead. ??? Thank you

[@GaraWoodWoodworking]

You have to build a sled and attach the wood to it

[@Bionic_man09]

After fighting severe cupping in some of my boards, I finally found this video and just by simply rotating the boards and just using extremely light pressure, the cupping is gone

[@teamdodogs6918]

I really enjoyed that - I know someone who would benefit from the guidance regarding just pushing down as hard as you can!

[@chippychippy8291]

Great video, really enjoyed watching. Learned a lot. How do you like the hammer jointer/planer A3-31 or a3-41? I don’t mind using the European guard looks like you are not a big fan… ?. Stay safe.

[@GaraWoodWoodworking]

A3-41....I really like it. Been going strong for 7 years+, no issues so far. I use the guard some times. I just never got used to it. Functionality wise....its amazing.