Josh Kester Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Hi there, I work as a forest fire fighter and collected a bunch of cookies off fires this year. I have one that varies from 9cm-11cm in thickness and I am trying to make that uniform all around so I am trying to shave sides down. I started out using a sander and quickly realized that would take too long. Right now I am using a rasp and that seems to be working better, I was just wondering if anyone had any better ideas. Thanks, Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Welcome to the forum! Best bet would be a router and sled, like this: https://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/flattening-workbenches-and-wide-boards-with-a-router/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Other option if you live in a larger town/city is to see if there is a shop that will run it through a wide belt sander for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Chestnut said: Other option if you live in a larger town/city is to see if there is a shop that will run it through a wide belt sander for you. x2 Also welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Never worked with them, but I would make sure they are dry before you try to flatten them otherwise I think warping would be an issue, then I would go the router sled route, and welcome, and pictures are always a plus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Can’t be of much help but welcome to the forum and as we don’t depend on your service here in Houston, I’m sure millions more do so thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Router and a sled is the only practical way to flatten a cookie of end grain wood. It is very likely to crack , warp and split as it dries out. That's just the nature of wood as it dries. If you can weigh the piece on a fairly accurate scale then you can track the weight over time and when the weight stabilizes for several weeks it may be ready to flatten and sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Those cookies are small enough to use a 'reverse sled' on top of a router table, if you have a router table. https://youtu.be/WsW8D17X4iY This technique works with a dado stack in a tablesaw, too. But my dado leaves a rougher surface than my router bit. YMMV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Very interesting idea ! If he put 4 rails like that around his " cookie" it might be more stable since the attachment points would be much smaller, if he has a router table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 What the heck is a cookie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Kester Posted November 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Awesome thank you everyone! I'm looking into getting a router and router table and will go with that method. Here are some pictures of the piece I'm talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 2 hours ago, K Cooper said: What the heck is a cookie My wife makes me cookie’s sometimes when I’m a good boy. I may get them twice a year if I’m lucky. O wait, you are talking about the wooden cookie’s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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