Can I Use A Router To Plane Wood
If you have a beautiful thick piece of timber that is too wide to use your planer you can get the face of the wood parallel and smooth using a router and a jig.
Can i use a router to plane wood. It doesnt mean that you need a different type of bit but you should choose the nearest. Given all the recent discussions on the lack of low cost new or used planes I thought that it might be of interest. In most instances a router will work well on the edges of plywood particularly ApplePly or Baltic birch.
A router plane is an easy tool to make and it was one of the first that I made. These ingenious handtools still have their uses. Of course a hand plane will do the job.
Long before there were motorized routers there were router planes. This is a hand router that helps with cutting housings dados tenons and other recesses. The link is below.
To save money I chose to build mine using a common historical wood. David Heim and Tom Olivares. Its a nice idea Clifford but I think using a Router on wood is the last thing in most peoples minds.
Though these tools went out of favor in the woodworking trades long ago a finely tuned router. However to get the best results you will need to secure the plywood to a tabletop or desktop. A quick glance at the router planes handles and the tasks for which it was used makes the family resemblance clear.
By Garrett Hack 201NovDec 2008 Issue. With little more than a brace bit and chisel you can make one. Paul recommends the Stanley or Record router plane secondhand if you can find one eBay is usually the best place to find these.