I've been trying to understand jointing vs planing for quite some time now. Most explanations have left me more confused. In this video you did a fantastic job of explaining the differences. I thank you. 😊👍
I was going to comment the same thing. I've watched many videos but this one explained everything I was still confused about as I am a beginner. Thank you!!
Clear, concise, very helpful and blessedly devoid of the hype and terrible music that so many of your colleagues use. You have an excellent voice and speech delivery for this work. There is a very friendly and encouraging tone to your recording. Thank you.
Best instructional video on the difference between jointer and planer. So straight forward that anyone without any wood working knowledge can understand. Thanks.
Informative but my biggest take away is you and your young daughter working together. My two children are grown now and have a life independent of me, but we have times of working together, the joy for me of sharing and hopefully imparting some useful knowledge whether wood working or working together, priceless.
Personally, my sequences is to joint one edge and one face, so I have two flat square surfaces, then I use the table saw to make the other edge parallel and square, and the planer to make the other face parallel and square. One advantage to this method as well is that you also have rapid, easy, and accurate control over the dimensions.
I joint one flat surface. Then plane the other side with the planer. Then back to the jointer for one edge. I am able to joint the edge from either side noting the grain of the wood. No tear out this way. I Then finish the other side on the table saw, or my radial arm. This method was presented by Bill Wilson Fine Woodworking. Really made sense to me. And works.
I just bought my 1st Jointer and Planer. Your video affirmed what I knew and taught me how to square up board conditions I was unsure how to process. Thanks. Great presentation BTW.
As others have noted, this is by far the best video on the planer vs jointer subject. The general idea was in my head but the detail you provided with markings made the last AHA moments happen. Thank you!
Thank you, very well done and easy to follow. I'm a hobbyist and I do have both a jointer and a planner. Thanks to this I think I finally have a much better understanding of how to use them.
This is an excellent distillation of how to mill wood. As usual you’ve made the fundamental principles clear and easy to remember. Thanks for continuing to educate!
I spent today trying to use a jointer, and now I know why it was not working for me. Thanks James, I really like your videos, and you FB community. Continue with more great work.
This video is fantastic. It very clearly explains jointing and planing, which is often just skipped/skimmed over in other videos. Thank you for this. I'm definitely going to be using the pencil scribble technique on all four sides of my wood pieces in the future.
Another GREAT one James. I didn't realize how much I missed your videos. Thank you for showing these defect and the reason for each tool. Every time I thought to myself "Oh I hope he explains about...", you had already started to explain it more in depth. I love how thorough and cerebral you are with your teaching! You must be a JOY as a professor to have! Can't wait for the next video now! Lol
I learned from Norm Abrams and because of him I own both a Ridgid Planer and a Dewalt surface planer. The 2 are necessary for making oak ready for cutting for me.
Superb explanation and demonstration. Well done! I can’t believe i paid money to take a class on this and didn’t understand this concept as well as you demonstrated B
This was super helpful, as a novice I always thought I could get away with a jointer/tablesaw. Your examples were top notch, I understand why I need a planer. I also just finished your pirate chest, my son loves it! Keep your awesome content coming, I look forward to all your posts.
You can get away without the jointer... Planer + Sled & Shims for face jointing. Table Saw + Jointing sled for edge jointing. The jointer just does it better with less setup and jigs
Completely agree. It's never been completely clear to me how to use these two tools together properly and this video cleared that confusion up. Thanks, James!
Thank you Mr. King. I really needed this video to understand the Jointer. I'm new to woodworking and inherited a 4 1/4 Craftsman Jointer from my brother. I continually am having "snipe" issues with it.
I had to deduct what the joiner does as it wasnt "really" explained. Seems to me if you can get 1 to 2 side straight, the planer can do the rest. Also in a DYI instance, the table saw can be used in place of a joiner (I would have loved a comment on this as I could be wrong). This video helped alot.
Excellent explanation. After searching a lot about to understand a jointer and planer, this video was damn helpful. Your application of showing different kinds of irregular wood pieces was way very helpful in understanding the machines and where they can be applied. You are a good teacher. Thank you for a wonderful video.
Thanks for the video! The first machine used is a jointer/planer and the second is a thicknesser. Grain direction is important in using both machines. God bless!
I find the term “jointer/planer” to be antique and a little confusing, since there are many combination planer/jointers available. Thicknesser is pretty self descriptive, agreed!
I have a bunch of rough cut walnut 3x4’s and I was wanting to make boxes and I got a joiner and planer This will be my go to video when it comes time to build. Thanks James. 👍
James, thank you so much. I have watched so many videos on this and yours is the only one that 'works' for me. FWIW I think you are a born educator! :-)
Great video James. This explained a lot more for me in terms of the jointer machine, and the supplemental details on maintenance of the cast iron and the type of cutting blades were useful too. Hopefully, I'll be able to buy one of those bad boys one day soon! Till then, jointer plane for this guy. Thanks!
This was a long video. But I tell you what it is definitely the best and clearest explanation of how to use both jointer and planer I have ever seen. Perfect situational explanations that are very likely to happen with anyone learning how to fix the problem. Great job! 👍 honestly don't care how long the video was. The knowledge I got off the video was way better then all the others combined.
Excellent video James!!! The explanation of why you can’t just joint the 4 edges was great!! I learned even more which I love and the Boeshield Rust Free I need to get some! I’m actually actively looking for other products to try for rust and do a review videos on 😁😁
Boeshield Rust Free really looks like a good product. I've used both tomato ketchup (a bottle of too old Heinz!) and vinegar; tomato ketchup seems to work twice as fast as the vinegar (and you don't have to "throw away food" if you use tomato ketchup).
Fantastic video, James! I ordered that Boeshield so fast once I saw you use it that I almost knocked my coffee over! There is a huge problem in the Nashville, Tennessee area, where I live, with humidity and rusting machine surfaces.
I have tried lots of different products on my table saw and even though it's not very humid here I still had tons of rust issues. Boeshield completely fixed that.
What a great video to help me get into woodworking, just purchased an old Conestoga 6” jointer and I am loving playing with it so far! You’ve got a new Subscriber! Thanks, Adam
James again a pointer needed to be said , and very inportent to know ! To have a square face to an edge we need to put the face first on the jointer , then you put the face that you’ve just jointed on your fence and join an edge square to the face ! After , if needed by the amount to remove wood , you eather go to the table saw to remove up to 1/16” to your finish dimention or you pass it on to the planer right away . After your to edges square you pass your last face in the planer and voilà you have a square board !
I have been using Boeshield on my lathe for several years and it is great. Last a long time and it prevents rust even in a humid climate. Thanks for the video.
I find interesting the differences in terms etween the US where you are & Australia where I live. What you termed bow, I call spring, your crook is my bow & what you call thickness, I call width. Apart from that, a very informative video, thank you for sharing.
Great presentation. For a beginner who does not own a planer yet, it would have been helpful to him/her to explain how you were adjusting the cutter depth.
This is awesome. I have a small Delta jointer, and I need to use it more. I did learn to taper table legs with it, but I need a review if I ever make a table again with tapered legs.
Hi James, your videos excellent and your explanations very clear, despite not having such a good command of English to understand all your comments, I recommend making your videos translated into Spanish, as Wood Whisperer does, that will bring you a larger audience to your channel and subscribers
i really enjoyed the video. It was very simple in its explanation . The one explanation i didn't quite get was jointing the twisted wood. not sure how you can keep the wood flat as you're running it thru the jointer. Everything else was great. thanks for sharing !!!
Best tutorial for planer and jointer use I've seen.
I've been trying to understand jointing vs planing for quite some time now. Most explanations have left me more confused. In this video you did a fantastic job of explaining the differences. I thank you. 😊👍
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This is the best explanation I’ve ever seen for explaining jointer planer worker.Thank you for being so complete
Best to you and your family
I was going to comment the same thing. I've watched many videos but this one explained everything I was still confused about as I am a beginner. Thank you!!
Same thing, what i was about to comment.
Clear, concise, very helpful and blessedly devoid of the hype and terrible music that so many of your colleagues use. You have an excellent voice and speech delivery for this work. There is a very friendly and encouraging tone to your recording. Thank you.
Thank you for such a kind note.
Best instructional video on the difference between jointer and planer. So straight forward that anyone without any wood working knowledge can understand. Thanks.
Informative but my biggest take away is you and your young daughter working together. My two children are grown now and have a life independent of me, but we have times of working together, the joy for me of sharing and hopefully imparting some useful knowledge whether wood working or working together, priceless.
As a beginner woodworker, I find your videos extremely valuable! Thank you so much for making them. Cheers!
Personally, my sequences is to joint one edge and one face, so I have two flat square surfaces, then I use the table saw to make the other edge parallel and square, and the planer to make the other face parallel and square. One advantage to this method as well is that you also have rapid, easy, and accurate control over the dimensions.
I joint one flat surface. Then plane the other side with the planer.
Then back to the jointer for one edge. I am able to joint the edge from either side noting the grain of the wood. No tear out this way. I Then finish the other side on the table saw, or my radial arm. This method was presented by Bill Wilson Fine Woodworking. Really made sense to me. And works.
You are such an amazingly detailed and patient teacher. I can not thank you enough for your time and dedication to your trade.
Thank you. That’s very kind of you to say.
I just bought my 1st Jointer and Planer. Your video affirmed what I knew and taught me how to square up board conditions I was unsure how to process. Thanks. Great presentation BTW.
As others have noted, this is by far the best video on the planer vs jointer subject. The general idea was in my head but the detail you provided with markings made the last AHA moments happen. Thank you!
Thank you. It was kind of you to take the time to write a note.
I took shop class in high school 20 years ago and forgot all this and now I wish I could have continued. This is such a great refresher.
Thank you, very well done and easy to follow. I'm a hobbyist and I do have both a jointer and a planner. Thanks to this I think I finally have a much better understanding of how to use them.
Thank you. Great video. I just got my first jointer and planer and this video was full of good information.
This is an excellent distillation of how to mill wood. As usual you’ve made the fundamental principles clear and easy to remember. Thanks for continuing to educate!
I spent today trying to use a jointer, and now I know why it was not working for me. Thanks James, I really like your videos, and you FB community. Continue with more great work.
What an excellent, complete instructional video. Thank you for posting.
Excellent video. You have answered a number of problems I have been experiencing using my jointer. Thanks.
Great job breaking it down to the basics, this is the shop class I did not take in school!
This has been the best and clearest explanation I’ve found online. Thanks and Cheers
This is the best video I have ever seen about jointing the wood in the RUclips.
Well done keep up the good work 👏
Best video out of the dozens that I have watched...Finally, I comprehend the "Why?"
By far the best explanation on the most important subject of all woodworking, thanks.
This is the best jointer/planer video ever. Thanks! I get it finally!
This video is fantastic. It very clearly explains jointing and planing, which is often just skipped/skimmed over in other videos. Thank you for this. I'm definitely going to be using the pencil scribble technique on all four sides of my wood pieces in the future.
I am new to woodworking and this is the best video I’ve seen. Thank you.
excellent teaching. My jointer scares me for some reason, but now i am ready to tackle it. First time.
TY for this clear and easy to follow video. Helped me quickly understand the basics and need of each machine.
Thank you 🙏🏼Your tutorials are always welcomed.
Thank you. I just bought a jointer and planer and this helps out a lot.
Another GREAT one James. I didn't realize how much I missed your videos. Thank you for showing these defect and the reason for each tool. Every time I thought to myself "Oh I hope he explains about...", you had already started to explain it more in depth. I love how thorough and cerebral you are with your teaching! You must be a JOY as a professor to have!
Can't wait for the next video now! Lol
I learned from Norm Abrams and because of him I own both a Ridgid Planer and a Dewalt surface planer. The 2 are necessary for making oak ready for cutting for me.
James, you have a real talent in breaking things down so that are easy to understand. Thank you.
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Superb explanation and demonstration. Well done! I can’t believe i paid money to take a class on this and didn’t understand this concept as well as you demonstrated B
This was super helpful, as a novice I always thought I could get away with a jointer/tablesaw. Your examples were top notch, I understand why I need a planer. I also just finished your pirate chest, my son loves it! Keep your awesome content coming, I look forward to all your posts.
You can get away without the jointer...
Planer + Sled & Shims for face jointing.
Table Saw + Jointing sled for edge jointing.
The jointer just does it better with less setup and jigs
Thanks for the detailed lesson.
You do such a great job of explaining these workshop tools
This is the first explanation I see about the use and importance of these two machines. excellent and thank you so much for sharing. THANKS!!
Great video, James. I’m a beginner at this stuff and your explanations and demonstrations are really helpful. Thanks.
Very indepth explanation James. What a great resource for beginner woodworkers. 👍👍👍👍
Completely agree. It's never been completely clear to me how to use these two tools together properly and this video cleared that confusion up. Thanks, James!
Thank you Mr. King. I really needed this video to understand the Jointer. I'm new to woodworking and inherited a 4 1/4 Craftsman Jointer from my brother. I continually am having "snipe" issues with it.
I had to deduct what the joiner does as it wasnt "really" explained. Seems to me if you can get 1 to 2 side straight, the planer can do the rest. Also in a DYI instance, the table saw can be used in place of a joiner (I would have loved a comment on this as I could be wrong). This video helped alot.
Excellent explanation.
After searching a lot about to understand a jointer and planer, this video was damn helpful. Your application of showing different kinds of irregular wood pieces was way very helpful in understanding the machines and where they can be applied.
You are a good teacher. Thank you for a wonderful video.
Thank you James! Great video that answered a bunch of questions. Keep making these! Please!
Great video for us beginners to understand the whys and hows of wood prep. Thanks so much for your time.
Thanks for the video! The first machine used is a jointer/planer and the second is a thicknesser. Grain direction is important in using both machines. God bless!
I find the term “jointer/planer” to be antique and a little confusing, since there are many combination planer/jointers available. Thicknesser is pretty self descriptive, agreed!
Fantastic introduction to these two tools!
You are an excellent instructor so clear and thorough, thank you.
Thank you, that was a great explanation of jointers, planers and table saws
Excellent video. I now have a better understanding of each tool and how to use them properly!
You are such a great teacher. I learned a lot from your demonstrations. Now I just need the money to buy these machines
I have a bunch of rough cut walnut 3x4’s and I was wanting to make boxes and I got a joiner and planer This will be my go to video when it comes time to build. Thanks James. 👍
Great! Thank you for watching!
Thanks! Best video I've seen on using a jointer and planer.
I very much appreciated the depth of knowledge that this video provided. Thank you for putting the time in for us to learn.
Wonderful example and explanation. Thanks for clarifying this!
Thanks , as a beginner that was a great, simple explanation of those tools.
Now that is an instructional video! Thanks for sharing 👍👍
James, thank you so much. I have watched so many videos on this and yours is the only one that 'works' for me. FWIW I think you are a born educator! :-)
Great video James. This explained a lot more for me in terms of the jointer machine, and the supplemental details on maintenance of the cast iron and the type of cutting blades were useful too. Hopefully, I'll be able to buy one of those bad boys one day soon! Till then, jointer plane for this guy. Thanks!
Amazing👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏 you made work easy for so many. Thank you
This was a long video. But I tell you what it is definitely the best and clearest explanation of how to use both jointer and planer I have ever seen. Perfect situational explanations that are very likely to happen with anyone learning how to fix the problem. Great job! 👍 honestly don't care how long the video was. The knowledge I got off the video was way better then all the others combined.
I appreciate that!
Thank you James for a very informative video. You have answered many of my questions. Keep bringing the videos and we'll watch
them.
Excellent video James!!! The explanation of why you can’t just joint the 4 edges was great!! I learned even more which I love and the Boeshield Rust Free I need to get some! I’m actually actively looking for other products to try for rust and do a review videos on 😁😁
Thanks!
And man that Boeshield stuff was awesome!! I went around and started cleaning all my cast iron back to new! Haha
King's Fine Woodworking awesome!! I’ll definitely have to try it out then!!!
Boeshield Rust Free really looks like a good product.
I've used both tomato ketchup (a bottle of too old Heinz!) and vinegar; tomato ketchup seems to work twice as fast as the vinegar (and you don't have to "throw away food" if you use tomato ketchup).
Fantastic video, James! I ordered that Boeshield so fast once I saw you use it that I almost knocked my coffee over! There is a huge problem in the Nashville, Tennessee area, where I live, with humidity and rusting machine surfaces.
I have tried lots of different products on my table saw and even though it's not very humid here I still had tons of rust issues. Boeshield completely fixed that.
Fantastic video. Thanks for taking the time to make this.
excellent! I am new to woodworking and this was a god send thank you!
What a great video to help me get into woodworking, just purchased an old Conestoga 6” jointer and I am loving playing with it so far! You’ve got a new Subscriber!
Thanks,
Adam
I really enjoy your videos. This video was very instructive and I'm glad you included this in your collection. Keep it up. Thanks!
Best explanation I've seen yet. Thanks!
best video ive ever seen on the subject
Thank you so much for all examples and the details!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
James again a pointer needed to be said , and very inportent to know ! To have a square face to an edge we need to put the face first on the jointer , then you put the face that you’ve just jointed on your fence and join an edge square to the face ! After , if needed by the amount to remove wood , you eather go to the table saw to remove up to 1/16” to your finish dimention or you pass it on to the planer right away . After your to edges square you pass your last face in the planer and voilà you have a square board !
Excellent video James. It was very well done.
It totally help me understand better these two tools, thanks for the good work.
I have been using Boeshield on my lathe for several years and it is great. Last a long time and it prevents rust even in a humid climate. Thanks for the video.
great great great video !! BEST TUTORIAL I HAD EVER see about this topic!! Regards from Poland my friend !!
Very Educational video for a newbie like me... Thanks so much for taking the time to do this.
I find interesting the differences in terms etween the US where you are & Australia where I live.
What you termed bow, I call spring, your crook is my bow & what you call thickness, I call width.
Apart from that, a very informative video, thank you for sharing.
Fantastic explanation of tools usage. Thank you.
Thanks, James. That was a very good refresher on wood orientation for me.
Great presentation. For a beginner who does not own a planer yet, it would have been helpful to him/her to explain how you were adjusting the cutter depth.
Great video.. I just added an older style jointer to my shop. looking forward to adding it to my tools.
How’s that jointer been working for you, one year on? What make, model, and size is it? I’m partial to the older tools, myself, so interested to hear!
Wow great explanation, just what I was looking for. Thank you!
Fantastic video thank you. I have the machines, but got the sequence wrong! How do you finish off the final sawn side?
Very informative and easy to follow thanks mate
This video is really good. I saw the half hour length and thought it would be to long but it explains everything really well
Thank you very much! Excellent presentation and so very informative.
This is awesome. I have a small Delta jointer, and I need to use it more. I did learn to taper table legs with it, but I need a review if I ever make a table again with tapered legs.
Great information.Keep up the good work.What is also great is that you have your girls involved.
Gracias! a tu video, maestro experto (nivel dios!). Estoy aprendiendo las cosas de carpintería, enseñanza perfecto y útil
Hi James, your videos excellent and your explanations very clear, despite not having such a good command of English to understand all your comments, I recommend making your videos translated into Spanish, as Wood Whisperer does, that will bring you a larger audience to your channel and subscribers
Fantastic informational video James! Loved it!
i really enjoyed the video. It was very simple in its explanation . The one explanation i didn't quite get was jointing the twisted wood. not sure how you can keep the wood flat as you're running it thru the jointer. Everything else was great. thanks for sharing !!!
Great vid James. I enjoyed all aspects of this.
I have been waiting 2 years for this video, very good learning material, love this stuff!
Grizzly tools and incra on the wall...goals.
Such a fantastically comprehensive explanation and demonstration. Brilliant. Thank you for sharing 🙂
Hi Maria, thank you. That’s very kind.
Hi Maria, thank you. That’s very kind.
You explained exactly what I needed. Thank you. Jim
Excellent instructional video. Thank you. 👍
Thank you for the educational video...2 must have tools.