The Woodshop Shed

Benchtop Jointer Extension Wings

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


Pretty basic project here. I finally got fed up with lousy joinery so I broke down and purchased a benchtop jointer and thickness planer. Not the bees knees but great for my hobby work in the garage.Anyway, as much as I love my new jointer, it suffers the same pitfalls as all benchtop jointers, especially the short tables. This model came with a 31” top with rails that extend out to about 51”. That's cool, except with all that empty space in there, the rails aren't actually very helpful. So I took advantage of their presence and made some “wings” that rest on the rails and make for a virtually seamless extended table. The rails are adjustable to be parallel and coplanar, and my wings take advantage of that (in other words, they follow whatever adjustments I make to the rails).I used 3/4” baltic birch plywood. I used my router and edge guide to route the grooves. Sanded and used finishing wax to make for a smooth and slippery surface.

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