Looking for a New Jointer

[Anonymous]

Hi Folks:

As a maker of dovetailed hand planes I rarely find my way out of the Neanderthal (Hand Tools) forums. In the course of our business though, we are looking to purchase a dedicated Jointer. I must admit, I am not enough of a purist that I want to use a hand plane on cocobolo for our production needs.

We currently have a combination machine (10 ¼” Techna Jointer/Planer, 2 HP). It basically allows us to dress large pieces of cocobolo, typically 6”X3”X42”. I could re-build this machine but, I am more inclined to move to a dedicated Jointer. Any suggestions?

Sincerely,

Doug
[email protected]
www.shepherdtool.com

 

[Chris Knight]

Doug,

Considering the odd shapes and sizes of nice infill wood you might end up using and assuming you have the space, I suggest you look for an older industrial machine in the 12- 16 inch range with a big heavy cutter block - something like an old Oliver or somesuch. These machines are often available relatively cheaply and were built to last.

 

[houtslager]

Or you couyld go for the NEW HELIX head jointers from GRIZZLY.COM
http://www.grizzly.com/products/item.cfm?itemnumber=G0543&
looks scrummy :twisted: