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surface / thickness planer and/or jointer
Hey folks-
Some time ago I bought an antique wide plank pine floor that had been pulled from a house (was being replaced with laminate). It's finally time to get to this project.
I've decided to remove the couple of coats of poly which had been applied to the surface of the boards and re-finish it with Waterlox.
So... I will be acquiring a thickness planer and perhaps a jointer as well.
I've been doing some research regarding portable units- which is a dubious term, apparently- but that there are some newer offerings Dewalt and Delta, for example, with a locking cutterhead which greatly decreases snipe.
A few of the planks are slightly bowed- slightly. Should I get a jointer for the edge then saw the other edge or just use a wedge to straighten when installing?
Some of the pine planks are 12 inches wide, and 14 feet long.
Suggestions? Thanks for the opinions.
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