When You're Working Without What You Need...

[petegroh]

i could be crucified for even suggesting this:

but here goes.

i've begun a neck-through guitar and have run into one paramount problem.

I don't have a planer.

I could spend the money on one, but probably not justifiably. Does anyone have any creative alternatives? This is the only guitar I plan on building (for now) and so would prefer not to shell out big bucks for something I'll only use once or twice.

[GuitarGuy]

got a router? if so you can make a jig to make your router level items like a planer. search it and ye shall find.

[Mattia]

I don't have a planer, don't plan on getting one any time soon. For a lot of things, a router/planer jig will do wonders, great way to thickness wood, and dead simple to make. Alternately....learn to use, y'know, a plane. I'm biased, but there's little that beats the feeling of a well sharpened handplane cutting through wood.

[petegroh]

that sounds great. I do happen to have a router... i just need to find it in the shop.

clutter... thanks for your help though!

[Pr3Va1L]

You could go to a wood shop and get it planed... I did that and it cost me like... 10$ or so

[Racer X]

This is the ticket, provided you have a drill press:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Planes/W...e-T-Planer.html

[dayvo]

This is the ticket, provided you have a drill press:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Planes/W...e-T-Planer.html

The Safe-T_Planer has been one of my best investmnets so far