Bought this black walnut cookie off of Facebook marketplace for a good price. The only catch is it is warped, cracked, cupped, and twisted. It’s about 4 in thick and that’s plenty of material to make a coffee table, but I need some advice and guidance on making a router planing jig please.
I’m no expert, but I’ve seen better people than me getting boards to nearly flat with only a hand plane.
They’re usually the “back to pre-power-tools woodworking” types.
It could work, but there are still a few considerations. First, even a fairly conservative setting on the router sled will remove material more quickly than all but the most aggressively tuned Jack planes. Second, while there’s no way to make this quick and easy, using a hand plane takes time, muscle, and skill that we don’t all have. Finally, a cookie is going to be 100% end grain, which is particularly hard on hand tools and more likely to tear out.
I’ve used a hand plane to flatten out a cutting board as a complete amateur. It works surprisingly well but something larger like a tabletop would take a long time
TIL. Thanks, internet stranger!