Milling Stock Four-Square Basic Stock Preparation Techniques Every Woodworker Should Know
This article has become one of the most popular on my web site. That is good, but when I wrote it, it was more of a position I was taking rather than a how-to piece. Unfortunately, so very little is written on the subject that most woodworkers I talk to don't realize that there is a process like this or why it is important. For that reason, although I have been putting it aside in favor of other articles and projects for some time, I decided to readdress this issue, adding important and necessary photographs and procedures. Even if you have already read it, I urge you to take a second look. Because there has been so much added, I have decided to create a menu - below - in case you want to jump to a particular section of the article. Life is good. Work wood!
The Chapters
- What is Four-Square?
- The Face Side and Edge
- Stock Selection
- An Example of Stock Selection
- The Stock Preparation Process
- Step One: Crosscutting to Rough Length
- Step Two: Rip to an Approximate Width
- Marking Your Face Side and Edge
- Step Three: Flatten the Face
- Step Four: Square One Edge to the Newly Flattened Face
- Problem Solving 101 - The Problem
- Step Five: Plane the Second Face Parallel to the First
- Step Six: Rip to Finished Width
- Problem Solving 101 - The Solution
- Step Seven: Square One End
- Step Eight: Cut the Other End Square and to Finished Length
- The Result
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