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10 years ago
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Grizzly planer hybrid planingHYBRID??? Did you just read that on this site? What twisted alternate dimension is this?

Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!

Ok there I said it before some of you get a chance. Yes I have a power planer in my shop and this video will give you a good idea why and how well it works with my hand planes. Typically if a board is in the 5″ range in width, I will just use my hand planes to mill it flat and square. And with stock that is 4/4 or under I will do most of the work with a hand plane. But when the boards get wide and long I’m glad to have a planer around. This video shows why I don’t think a power jointer is necessary and just how quickly you can prepare a board for the planer.

Plus we get to see the new 20″ Grizzly in action on some unruly #2 Common Walnut.

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John Verreault

Say it is so Dr. Vinkman! You’re going all Wood Whisperer-esque on us. Next thing you’ll be taking delivery of some Festool stuff from the Gate Keeper.

    John Verreault

    That probably should be “Say it isn’t so Dr. Vinkman…”. Oh well, it’s still early out here on the western edge of the continent.

      Shannon

      Actually it should be “Venkman” not “Vinkman” as any true Ghostbusters fan would know. For shame John.

        John Verreault

        Like I said…it was early out this way and hadn’t had java yet and… excuse #213. Ok, ok, ok. Guilty as charged. May Spengler forgive me.

Joe McGlynn

I totally support hybrid milling. I like working with hand tools, but I also like getting projects done. When faced with a stack of rough sawn wood and a project to make I’d rather do the heavy work of dimensioning as easily as possible, and save my sharp hand tools for surface prep, joinery and fine tuning.

Ken Nagrod

Nice video, Shannon!

Rob Horton

Quotable: “The fastest way to flatten a board is with a saw.”
Love it! The new planer is certainly drool-inducing.

Jim

I’ve got to agree with Rob – that is a great quote and something to live by. Great video showing the how the right tool at the right time is a good answer. There’s no right answer … as we all know.

No comment on “hybrid” because it’s all working the wood with a tool: hand plane or planer. One’s just a lot quicker for big boards. It’s all about what the worker wants to get out of the time in the shop balanced against the time to complete the project.

That’s a great looking surface the planer left on that walnut, Shannon. Good to see it finally up and running!

    Shannon

    Thanks guys, I’ve saying that to my Hand Tool School folks for years now, but this example kinda perfectly illustrated it. Glad you enjoyed it.

Shaun Harper

Great video. I went with the jointer-planer combo instead but started with a bench top planer.
Now that you have dipped your toe into the hybrid waters, would it not make sense to make a planer sled? I built one for my 12 inch benchtop planer and it worked great. A torsion box structure with a melamine face works great. Add adjustable shims or just use disposable shims to get the board to remain stable. A few passes and one surface will be flat and free of twist, cup or bow.