Getting wood for a planer

Mazeroth
Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
edited April 2008 in The Clubhouse
While browsing Craigslist I came upon this listing for a DeWalt planer:

http://columbus.craigslist.org/tls/634529911.html

I've been getting more and more into woodworking and would like to use some nice woods but do so inexpensively. I'm curious where one would find unplaned wood to use in a planer like this? Any tips on where to look? Is it worth it to plane your own wood?

Thanks.
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited April 2008
    Nice planer.

    If you go to a hardwoods dealer, they usually have rough cut hardwood. But, sometime's it's not as nice as the s4s lumber they sell at a premium price.

    Is it worth planing you own wood? Only if you need thicknesss you can't get by resawing.

    I wouldn't do without one.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited April 2008
    If you can find a local sawmill, then yes it's worth it to plane it yourself. You'll really need to have a jointer and a table saw to be able to take a rough cut board and straighten one edge, thickness plane it, then cut it to widths you want to use.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2008
    You are a dirty boy.
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  • bdaley6509
    bdaley6509 Posts: 1,167
    edited April 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    You are a dirty boy.

    Really...
    I get wood for only a few things in the world...and a planer isn't one of them :D
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