I am starting the construction of my own kitchen cabinets. I have done it before using solid maple and maple ply with great success, but in a new book I am reading, the author highly recommends the purchase of a jointer. Now, I understand that the jointer makes a straight edge on the lumber, but if I am purchasing dried S3S lumber, does it matter? With 3 edges straight and surfaced, won’t my planer be sufficient to get good parallel edges? The wood is Paduak. I plan on doing a lot of edge jointing of the wood to make wider boards because Paduak is not commonly available as a veneer on plywood (where it is, it ends up being more expensive than solid wood). Any help is appreciated.
You might be able to make due with a router and a carbide straight blade if you have a good table and fence.
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If you are going to bevel or lap the boards a Jointer is helpfull.
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i would just use a planer…..since u have experience in wood working u should not have a problem…..
lic. gen. contractor
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You should be fine with just a planer. As long as when you glue up your edge joints the clamps that you use are high quality enough to squeeze the wood nice and tight. In my opinion you can not have too many clamps when you glue up wood.
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Personally I would go for a jointer. I like to have every tool possible to do an absolutely perfect job with no worries. I understand the planer will joint all 4 edges if desired but a jointer will give you much more control. Bottom line, no you don’t have to have a jointer to do the job right, but I would anyways.
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dude ..I’m a woodworker by trade..i build many outside of the box projects from 5 piece doors, fire place surounds kitchen cabinets, book shelves the list goes on…anyway the jointer sits in the corner collecting dust. i haven’t found a need to use it in many years …and the products we build are top teir ..top dollar with a good table saw,saw blade and planer you should have no problem….a good saw blade (the more teeth the better) and a saw table thats true..make a very good glue joint.
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If you plan to do alot of edge jointing a jointer is a good idea to make sure all edges are straight and true. Especially if you are using Paduak.
Its also a good excuse to add another tool to the collection
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You might be able to make due with a router and a carbide straight blade if you have a good table and fence.
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