{"id":77516,"date":"2023-02-08T02:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T07:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=77516"},"modified":"2023-02-07T09:55:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:55:45","slug":"hand-planing-awkward-grain-paul-sellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/02\/08\/hand-planing-awkward-grain-paul-sellers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Planing Awkward Grain | Paul Sellers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j7CKmLLN_KU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Paul Sellers<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 21 Oct 2022<\/p>\n<p>We are often taught to plane in one direction or the other, planing along the grain, but some grain is better planed across the long axis to counter reverse grain caused by the roots of knots in the wood. This goes against the grain with many woodworkers, and yet it can be a perfect solution to get a really good surface. <\/p>\n<p>I am not saying it works every time but more often than you might think; it puts you in the driving seat when wood seems to defy conventional means of planing.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more about woodworking?<\/p>\n<p>Go to Woodworking Masterclasses for weekly project episodes: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2JeH3a9\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2JeH3a9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Go to Common Woodworking for step-by-step beginner guides and courses: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/35VQV2o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/35VQV2o<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2BXmuei\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2BXmuei<\/a> for Paul&#8217;s latest ventures on his blog <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2oWpy7W\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2oWpy7W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/33S7RFa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/33S7RFa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pinterest: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/35X5uTf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/35X5uTf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-08-at-09-55-02-Hand-Planing-Awkward-Grain-Paul-Sellers-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-08-at-09-55-02-Hand-Planing-Awkward-Grain-Paul-Sellers-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-79860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-08-at-09-55-02-Hand-Planing-Awkward-Grain-Paul-Sellers-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-08-at-09-55-02-Hand-Planing-Awkward-Grain-Paul-Sellers-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-08-at-09-55-02-Hand-Planing-Awkward-Grain-Paul-Sellers-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-08-at-09-55-02-Hand-Planing-Awkward-Grain-Paul-Sellers-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Sellers Published 21 Oct 2022 We are often taught to plane in one direction or the other, planing along the grain, but some grain is better planed across the long axis to counter reverse grain caused by the roots of knots in the wood. 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