Jointer Basics – WOOD magazine

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Whether you're new to the jointer or just need a refresher course, WOOD magazine's Craig Ruegsegger covers the basic operation of this machine. Learn the proper technique to using the jointer, and the terminology associated with it. These building blocks help you master the tool for safety and accuracy.

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Straight and to the point, good video.

rogerbeard

Good quick video. Maybe add which edge to square as the board is usually crowned. These are the types of videos you actually learn from. Keep them coming.

trevorcassell

God damn it I always thought that thing was called a plainer.
I know what this thing is just by watching my grandpa over the years I just didn't know it was called the jointer.
EDIT: Good video.

joshjosh

How much downward pressure should you use? I mean, if a long board is bowed, might a person accidentally flatten it as they feed it thru the jointer, causing the planer (later) to create parallel sides to a bowed board? (I think i just did this on my first ever attempt). Not putting enough pressure, though, does what?

So confused*after*i thought I understood but before i made a beautiful, smooth, parallel, *bowed* board (only 16” long, too 😞) — and I'm not sure it was that bowed when I started. Or at least both sides weren't bowed.

AprilAllYear

Good afternoon
I have a problem, more so a question. I’m fairly new to this woodworking hobby. Needing something to do, I stared this hobby around 2014, just before retiring from both the US Army Reserves and Baltimore City Fire Department. In 2015, I was told that one of the more important tools I needed was a jointer. I saw a “great” sale for a Porter Cable bench jointer for around $300 and with military discount it was even better, about $250 before tax. So, I brought it. At that time, I did not know how to use it nor what the difference between it and a planner. I thought I would learn how to use it later. After buying it, I “played” with it and it seem to work. I pulled it out in 2018, for a project but my material did not seem to get level like I want it to. I thought it was due to operator error. In 2020, I finally read some books, took some online classes and viewed a whole lot of videos to better learn the art of woodworking. So, jumping up to what is happening now, a few weeks ago, I was building a crosscut shed. I was trying to square up my material. I knew I only needed to take off about 3/16”. I kept running the wood on the jointer but could not get it right. So, I did it another way to complete the project. After that I tried to figure out what I was doing wrong and tried to contact the makers of Porter Cable. With no one to talk to, the site led me to one of those live, online help text things. But the person who I was texting seem to know a lot less than I, she did not know what a jointer was or how to work with them. (Nothing against women, I have learned a lot from women woodworkers) She finally sent me a Delta JT160 jointer site, “How to adjust the parallelism……”
Today I pulled out the jointer to make sure the in-feed and the out-feed tables were parallel. They were not, but that was not the only issue. Both tables had a crown or bow in them. The out-feed was minor, about .03” from one end to the other. Keep in mind this is a bench jointer so, the entire jointer is only about 36” or less. The in-feed side was even worst, more than .31” (yes more than ¼ inches) off. These are a cast iron tables, so I would not think they would bow like that in storage.
It looks like I have an expensive paper weight. So, what is a good starter jointer for a beginner woodworker?

willwilliams

hello.. I made a safety guide after watching your video. Thank you for being an inspiration to me.

MinHongJiwoodstudio

Why not do the opposite face and the second edge on the jointer?? I’m newbie.

judyl.

Why couldn’t you just flatten the other two sides also with the jointer though?

tims

I have an older 6" Craftsman jointer where you can only adjust the infeed table with little to no other adjustments that can actually be made. I've noticed that I'm always getting a taper, no matter if I'm jointing the edge of the face. I used one of those magnetic jigs to make sure my knives are set in properly but I'm still having the same issue. Do you have any advice on what the problem could be?

adamkoepke

I have a question for you. I saw another video where the instructor said that pressure on the board should be placed on the OUTFEED table side as soon as it is possible. I think the pressure should be on the INFEED table side as long as you can otherwise you would get a seesaw effect on the back end. This would be on edge jointing. What are your thoughts on this?

bigjoe

why do you need the planer and table saw for the other sides? Why can't you just repeat this process on the remaining 2 sides?

talaltahir

quick question. also i am a newbie. but why doesnt anyone finish all sides on the jointer?is it just to save a step on the planer? if thickness is no factor for example.

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