Milling Stock

Transforming logs into lumber saves money, but takes patience and skillful technique. Learn about milling trees and jointing and planing your way to square, true stock.

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No-fail Routines for Jointing and Planing
Basic instruction on using a jointer and planer, plus a video demonstration of the techniques.
How do I prevent home-center wood from warping?
It seems like every pine board I buy from the home center soon warps and becomes almost unusable. How can I stop this?
Great-looking solid-wood legs from ordinary boards
Waterfall Wonder
Create miter joints on natural-edge slabs for the look of a continuous-grain drop-off.
How To Mill A Crooked Log Into Lumber
Planer tricks & truths
Follow these simple steps for top results every time.
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How to Work With Natural-Edge Slabs
Let Mother Nature be your co-designer as you build dazzling projects with wavy edges, bristly burrs, bark inclusions, and other “flaws” that give wood a look of unrefined beauty.
From Knotty to Nice
Get as much clear lumber as possible from knotty woods.
How to cut rabbets on a jointer 
Airtight joints from your tablesaw
What You Need to Chainsaw Your Own Lumber
Jointer Tips and Techniques
6 steps to perfect stock

Save money by buying rough-sawn lumber, and then turn that stock into ideal boards with your jointer, planer, and tablesaw using this simple method.

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How do I hire a sawyer to mill some downed trees?
10 tune-up tips for perfect planing
Chainsaw safety
42 Things Every Woodworker Should know
How To Avoid End Grain Tear-Out
2 Jigs for Fast, Accurate Tapers
Can I retain the bark on milled logs?
Rescue mission: Walnut lumber from logs
Urban Lumber Could Hold Hidden Surprises
How do I make custom-sized dowels?
Sprung joint: Your last layer of moisture defense
How do I joint a curved piece?
How To Adjust Your Planer To Eliminate Sniping
Basic Stock Prep
Lessons in Logging
Resawing Found Wood
Handling Sheet Goods
How do I prevent ripples when jointing?
Can you plane plywood?
How do I flatten a cupped tabletop panel?
How do I avoid tearout when milling wood?
Organize your work to save time
Wipe Out Chip-Out
Splinterbusters
Making Nice with Knots
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