Good advice, as usual. I actually went back and tried to re-level the planer’s infeed and outfeed foldable ledges — very hard to do perfectly because they are fundamentally at slightly different planes. But I made a few cuts and it seems better already. Will try to fine tune it and see if I end up with something good.

I also wonder if I’m…

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I feel this is a big missing element in my workshop (for guitar making at least). But where I live all tools, and especially machines, are a good 2x the price in the US or UK. So I have to think long and hard about what to prioritize. After reading your comment, I actually looked up making one and am thinking of putting this DIY drum sander on…

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You’re right that the sled is quite a bit longer than the blank. I don’t know if what you’re describing is meant to deal with snipe (I left more than enough space at each end to allow snipe and just trim it off). But I’ve seen this advice and will try it as well.

Thanks for the additional replies Paul. I did go back and try it with extremely light passes (barely turning the handle) but still the same outcome. I’m beginning to doubt the sled so will make one from doubled up laminated plywood (glued together clamped on a granite kitchen counter) and see if that does it.

As for the wood, it looks pretty…

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