Any woodworkers around

I'm having a hard time getting a cutting board flat by hand. I need a table planer to get it right. Anyone in the Bay willing to let me use a table planer for trade or something?

 

NM but seems reasonable price if you have room and may use it again
Planer

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/tls/d/union-city-planer/7085430055.html

how wide is the board? Can you shave it upright in table saw halfway then flip over then Sander to finish?

maybe look to see if there is a local cabinet shop around? Or buy a new piece that is kiln dried and flat?

 

I just posted all my woodworking tools for sale and someone is supposed to come by sometime tomorrow to pick up my planer...

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/tls/d/san-jose-wood-working-tools/7085528728.html

You can swing by my house this afternoon/evening and use it if you want though?

 

Hey thanks for the reply. Iv been out in the mountains so I just saw the post. Thanks anyway.

 

So, just curious, did you end up just hand planing it forever?

 

I think you want a jointer. Jointers make wood flat. A planer changes thickness. If your wood is curved or bowed a planer will only make it thinner leaving the curve or bow. Where a jointer will flatten it. Unless your edges are flat and straight.
At least I think that’s how it works.

 

Yea you are correct. However, most home shops only have a 6" jointer like I did so it wouldn't work with an assembled cutting board unless it was like a cheeseboard or something.

I am not an expert woodworker but I think it would be easy enough to create a jig for the planer to act like a jointer like hot gluing the board to a piece of flat plywood and then running it through the planer.

I guess you could also create a router jig but that might be more work than it's worth on a small cutting board. The best method would probably just to hand plane it.

So you know I'm not completely talking out of my ass here are some crappy photos of cutting boards I have made. Random hardwood from the local hardwood store.

 

Makes perfect sense. Those cutting boards look really good!

 

Na, life got a little full. The piece has been eyeballing me all week.

 

Thank you all for the info. This is what I'm working with the end grain was my first