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Using Winding Sticks To Remove Twist

4/20/14       
Jim Randolph

Website: http://MyPetsDoctor.com

A customer has a piece of wood from a tree that stood where the foyer of their house was built. We had it sawn to make furntiure projects for their home, to honor its sacrifice. As you can see from the two attached photos, this pretty, thick board from the pith has typical pith problems: twist and checking. The checking is fine, it's not like it will be a writing surface. I plan to take the twist out with winding sticks. My question is, "Winding sticks are traditionally used with planes. The only plane of any size I own is the Stanley #4 shown and it clearly would need as much work as the board to get it into usable condition. Is there any reason I can't use my belt sander to do the same thing to take those corners off until it's flat?"


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4/21/14       #2: Using Winding Sticks To Remove Twis ...
door shop guy

Yep. Winding sticks and hand planes are for old retired guys who have all the time in the world.

4/21/14       #3: Using Winding Sticks To Remove Twis ...
Raymond Chambers

By the way some responded to the Dr. I have to wonder how Professional this site has become. Here is a link to video that will help you fix your problem. The same problem many of us face everyday in our own business.

Hope this helps.

4/21/14       #4: Using Winding Sticks To Remove Twis ...
JeffD Member

I'd flatten it the way I flatten everything….on the jointer. If you don't have a jointer big enough then I would attempt to find a shop locally that does.

The idea of flattening a board with a sander is akin to digging out a foundation with a shovel…..it could be done, but just not a practical way to go.

Of course a board that far out of whack may well twist up again even after you've flattened it, so be careful where you attempt to use it!

good luck,
JeffD

4/21/14       #6: Using Winding Sticks To Remove Twis ...
Bruce H

When I bought a CNC the first thing I set up was a fly cutter for exactly this sort of thing. Sure works well. I realize just how tough the old ways were as compared to pushing the button. Before using a belt sander you might try a router and a couple of straight boards. In addition to being faster it will also be more accurate.

4/24/14       #7: Using Winding Sticks To Remove Twis ...
Max Neu

Im just thinking out loud here,but couldn't you just run it through the planer?I am thinking you could make a continuous infeed/out feed table longer than the board,and use blocks/shims to support the bottom of the board so the planer doesn't push the board down as it goes through.You would just have to add shims under the infeed/outfeed leg supports as you raised the table up on the planer.

4/25/14       #8: Using Winding Sticks To Remove Twis ...
Correy Smith

You can get it close enough quite quickly with winding sticks straight edge sand a power hand planer. The speed and quality is only indictive of your skill level. I can get a 10' x 48" slab flat to within .05" pretty quick. But I also have a 6-3/4" planer that almost flattens all by itself.
The hand plane will work as in Jeff's description of a shovel, but a belt sander would not flatten as quick or true as a plane of some form.
Once you get close you can run it through the planer a flipping it every time and it should come pretty flat.
Do you not have a jointer?? The stick does seem all that wide. Though it is pretty twisted.


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