Posted by cfranz [ 169.200.225.14 ] on January 10, 2006 at 08:29:24:

In Reply to: Finish for Purpleheart posted by David G. Brown on January 10, 2006 at 01:50:18:

Assuming that you want the boards flat and the edges square, your gonna need a plainer and a joiner. Find a woodshop. 48" X 13" is a LOT of hardwood to try to sand. Squaring without a joiner is darn near impossible.

If you really wanna do it yourself. Delta makes a 13" plainer for about $400 (or less). Good joiners can run as much. If your in the U.S., hit 'www.pricegrabber.com' and look for reconditioned ones. Although most of the plainers I saw were for 12 1/2".

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