Milling cupped and twisted lumber on the jointer.

Milling cupped and twisted lumber on the jointer. In this video I discuss how to mill a flat surface on a cupped and twisted piece of hard rock maple. I explain pressure and grain direction to get a reference surface and a reference edge in preparations for resawing on the bandsaw. In a future video I will be resawing this same piece on the bandsaw so stay tuned. ‪@cosmob73‬ www.cosmobarbaro.com

[@dianeewoldt3035]

I have a different approach with wonky lumber like this. If it’s cupped I take it to the band saw and split lengthwise. For really wide cupped boards I may even split it in 3 pieces lengthwise. Then take it to the jointer and joint a face and one edge. I lose less thickness when I go to the planer and then glue it back up. The grain match is hardly disrupted this way and the resulting panels are usually closer to 3/4” from the original piece of 4/4 stock.

[@cosmob73]

Anything you do to reduce the amount of material you will lose and also make life a bit easier on the jointer I am all for. Thank you for sharing.

[@cosmob73]

That is a smart way to approach it , so you cut into strips length wise, and mill narrow widths reduce how cupped each puece is. As a result, you dont lose as much material. I 100% agree.