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Initial Planing Attempt on Lumber

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Apologies to your planer for how little it is going to be used...

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What happens here

The video begins with a person attempting to use a DeWalt electric planer on a wooden joist, suggesting a common initial step in traditional framing where rough lumber might need to be smoothed or trued. This action sets up the context for the subsequent introduction of an alternative material that bypasses this step.

Goal: Demonstrate a common, yet avoidable, step in lumber preparation for framing.

Tools and materials

  • Electric Planer DeWalt — To remove material from a wooden joist to achieve a smooth or consistent thickness
  • Wooden Joist — The piece of lumber being prepared for framing

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We actually don't need to plane this because what we're using here is the ProWood TrueFrame joist. The nice thing about this is it's factory planed on both sides to a consistent 9 in. Not only is it a consistent 9 in every time,

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