I am tired of buying the twisted bowed crap at Lowes and Home Depot. No matter how carefully I try to buy straight stuff, once I get it home and it sits in the shop a few days it is a mess. Of course it is already dimensioned so I don't have a lot to work with. I have a Dewault planer and a 6" Northstate Jointer with a total 42" bed. I have never purchased rough cut lumber before so I feel like a idiot going to a sawyer because I don't know what to ask for. I am building with mostly pine until I get my skill level up to work with more expensive wood. What do I need to work with rough stock and dimension it. My planer will handle 13 1/2 width but my jointer is limited. I am thinking of buying a 8" Powermatic spiral head jointer. I am retired so money is scarce as with most of us retirees. Will this be enough to work with rough cut lumber? Also, are there any woodworking clubs in the Concord Kannapolis area that I could hook up with to learn from fellow woodworkers?