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I enrolled in a woodworking class at Cerritos College. Apparently, woodworking classes offered here are very respected and highly sought after by people throughout the Southern California area.

For the first project, we started with an "unfinished" piece of rough wood (in my case, walnut). "Unfinished" means that none of the surfaces are smooth. You start your project by using a radial arm saw to cut the long piece of lumber to a more manageable size. To make one face of the wood flat you use a jointer. Then you get the desired thickness (3/4") you want and a parallel face (to the one made by the jointer) using a planer (with many passes through it). Finally, you go back to the jointer to create a 90 degree edge.

posted by Bill Lee @ 9:21 PM