If you have a 6 or 8 in.
Woodworking jointer or planer first. Planer and then jointer. Jointer and planer faq can you use a jointer as a planer. So if you have a warped board or twisted board you need to pass it through a jointer first to get one side of the board flat first before you feed the board through the planer to get both sides flat and reduce the thickness at the same time. Then you can use that face to reference against the fence to get an edge 90 to that face.
Most woodworkers know that you need both a planer and a jointer to get the most out of rough lumber at least for power tool users. However there is also a safety factor in getting the jointer first. Jointers are used for flattening one face and squaring up one edge. You can work around not having a jointer with a planer sled but it s way easier to use a jointer.
The fact that nearly all woodworkers use their jointers so frequently to prepare edges for glue ups seals the deal on this point. Jointer and are working with 6 in or 8 in wide boards then this is totally achievable. See unlike a jointer a thickness planer can be used successfully without for giving your flat and parallel faces all by itself with the help of a jig or two and maybe even a hand plane. For most woodworkers getting the jointer first is the best plan.
The jointer is used to flatten one face and square up one edge and the planer is then used to make the second face flat and parallel to the first. Once you get a planer jointer and band saw you will be able to machine your lumber from rough stock which really opens a lot of doors. Get yourself a jointer first then think about a planer the reason is that in many cases the jointer is part of the foundation of your collection of woodworking tools. Plus you can buy rough lumber for way cheaper than you can already surfaced.
My answer is always the same. It is impossible for a planer to be able to do the work of a jointer. But we ll talk more about that in the next post. The planer will allow you change the thickness of s2s or s4s lumber.
The planer is then used to make the second face flat and parallel to the first. You can get a decient glue edge on boards less than 36 with a good table saw. As you stated you really need both. But you can easily get away with just a thickness planer at first and then buying a jointer later.
You do need both. In simple terms a jointer is a motorized hand plane turned upside down. It does exactly what a hand plane does except that you move the wood across it instead of moving it across the wood. But i got a planer first.


