Yew, however, Lamellos are not reliable or as strong. A lamello is an 1/8" the spline in the video is solid maple and is 1/4 thick....spline is much stronger.....however for something like this a lamello would be fine, it is not much faster to the panto router set up and not nearly as strong or durable.....traditional joinery is always better than a lamello.
Have you ever worked with wenge? You have to, or you'll be picking splinters out for weeks. I normally agree but these are tight not loose. You can't tell from perspective my hands never touch the throat plate, thanks for your concern.
Don’t wear gloves while working on machines with exposed moving parts like that, it will catch the glove and pull your whole arm into it. Source: they show you some crazy videos in machinist school(also OSHA 10-hour certified)
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I have a different approach with wonky lumber like this. If it’s cupped I take it to the band saw and split lengthwise. For really wide cupped boards I may even split it in 3 pieces lengthwise. Then take it to the jointer and joint a face and one edge. I lose less thickness when I go to the planer and then glue it back up. The grain match is hardly disrupted this way and the resulting panels are usually closer to 3/4” from the original piece of 4/4 stock.
That is a smart way to approach it , so you cut into strips length wise, and mill narrow widths reduce how cupped each puece is. As a result, you dont lose as much material. I 100% agree.
Safety first! Machines don't care how experienced you are, which is why it's so important to use proper techniques and appropriate safety equipment. Yes, I have z 71 eye protection on and thank you for noticing. I really appreciate it.
