I have two piece of Walnut I need to join lengthwise. I know how to do that, I just need to get these edges flat for joining. I have planed and sanded each edge but when I check them for flatness there is ALWAYS an area in the center part of the board that is still not where I need it to be. So, thinking I just needed to take my time, slow down and "massage" it a bit, I tried double-side taping a sheet of 220 to my granite block (ground a perfect flat) and penciled the area I wanted to flatten then went to work. I have 95% percent of the penciling gone within a few seconds of pushing the board over the sandpaper. This worked for the center, but NOW I have a small section on the end that I can't seem to make go away. I even thought it was my technique and asked my friend to run the board over the paper a few times. We switched sides, changed papers and even when I set the edge of this board on my bandsaw table I still see daylight seeping through.
This piece of Walnut has had a long time to acclimate to my shop. It's dry, not green by any means. I'm just seriously puzzled and frustrated.
Anyone have any ideas? At this point I haven't much room to play with it too much more.
Oh and I have no access to a jointer at this time. Unless there is someone in Charlotte who can give up some jointer time?
This piece of Walnut has had a long time to acclimate to my shop. It's dry, not green by any means. I'm just seriously puzzled and frustrated.
Anyone have any ideas? At this point I haven't much room to play with it too much more.
Oh and I have no access to a jointer at this time. Unless there is someone in Charlotte who can give up some jointer time?