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| Timbers in the foreground are 2x10 inch white oak, mid ground are 2x6 inch white oak and the pile in the back is 3x12 inch red pine 30 feet long. We felt that their rough sawn finish needed to be refined to match other planed materials. |
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| White oak timber rough sawn, |
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| Planing a timber on all four sides takes about 45 minutes per timber. The first step is to scrape the surface clean and remove any frost. |
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| A small electric planer is best for the edges. |
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| A large 12 1/4 inch planer smooths the face of the timber. It usually takes three passes and the slower it progresses, the better the finish. It weighs 40 lbs and cuts with two blades at 12000 rpm. It's performance and the results exceeded expectations. |
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| Planing reveals a lot of personality in the timbers. |
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| The red pine cleaned up beautifully. |
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| After only a few days of planing, a mountain of shavings piled up. |
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