Milling Rough Lumber: Surface 4 Sides S4S

[@The1122007]

Dude, this is a great vid on how to square stock, I appreciate you taking the time to do this to help us novices. Thanks for the vid.

[@WayWoodworking]

That's one hell of a machine for joining and planing!

[@alwatts9713]

No doubt! I thought the same thing. And then I looked up how much it costs. Ouch.

[@Shipwreck0316]

Wow this is a great video. So many people have covered this topic but you managed to explain the process in great detail while still keeping it simple and understandable. Thanks for making this!

[@bobt2522]

Congratulations on your new baby. I laughed when you said things are more stable now. You are going to experience new levels of love, of wonder, of fear, and of uncertainty. That is parenting. Thanks for the tips and for explaining your rationale for your milling process. The Hammer looks like an awesome machine. It is far beyond my needs, my space, and my budget.

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

The Hammer was also far beyond my needs and budget several years ago. Things lined up for me and I'm now able to afford the Hammer, but I was happy with my previous setup as well.

[@xXSCARECROW19Xx]

As someone who just bought rough lumber for the first time this video was very helpful! Learned a lot. Especially the part about planing both sides equal amounts for moisture concerns. Thanks!

[@Diggin00]

You have a gift for explaining things. Well done! Thank you. Beautiful shop by the way.

[@toolsconsumables7055]

Dear Sir, Heartfelt congratulations on the birth of your baby daughter. I am sure she'll give you both many years of joy & happiness. Your demonstration is very informative & educational too. Keep up the good work & great to see you back in the swing of things. Kind regards.

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you! It feels good to be back making videos. I'm a little rusty but it's all coming back to me.

[@toolsconsumables7055]

Dear Sir, Thank you very much for your courteous reply. I am sure the rust will fade away with the passage of time. Kind regards.

[@626pingj]

Thank you for the great video and explanations. I just purchased my first batch of rough lumber for a project. Until now I have always purchased S4S lumber and your video explained the how and why perfectly.

[@mrpatching9586]

Seriously man you need to teach people for a living. Thats the best video i have ever watched (and iv watched some real crappy ones). Amazing, elequent clear speech and easy to follow explanations that made perfect sense.. Iv followed you on IG and now KZbin. Cant say enough good things about you.

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@vintagelugs1708]

New subscriber here. Parenthood is beautiful! Congrats!! Thank you for showing and focusing on safety! Love that you showed your planer was disconnected.

[@Conan_Obrien]

Welcome back! And congrats on the new born! You just secured another full time gig (and then some) for the next 20 yrs or so. :)

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you! Haha! I hear that!

[@rogerhughes-tq7fu]

Great information. Probably will refer back to this video from time to time. You're a great instructer/teacher. Look forward to future videos. Keep up the good work. Roger

[@craigbutler1959]

That was by far the best board dimensioning video out there, I never thought of removing an equal amount from each side while thicknessing, but makes total sense. Thank you.

[@jbb5470]

Nice to see that your back and congratulations on the new addition to your family!!!

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Jb!

[@johnnyhimburg6652]

Congrats on the new family member hope mother and child are well.Good to see you back

[@chado468]

Hello Alabama!!!! Glad to see your working your way back into the shop!

[@MrBubbajohnson1]

Great video. Congrats on new member of your family! Hope to see more of videos.

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you for sticking with me. I'm really happy to be back to making videos.

[@sidmatheny8500]

Glad to see you are making videos again and congrats on the new member of the family!

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Sid!

[@timothyanderson9583]

First time I've come across you and I gotta say - WOW. SO much information. So much wisdom. I'm sure after many hours and many lost boards/projects I could have arrived at the same info, but it's awesome to hear/learn it from someone who's been there. For instance, NEVER would have thought to plain the other side to induce symmetrical moisture exposure/reduce chance of future bowing. That kind of info was EVERYWHERE in this vid. Even though this vid is a few months old, I've subbed and can't wait to watch more.

[@cmanley543]

Great video. Really helped me get the concept of flattening and squaring a rough cut piece.

[@houch7640]

Great to have you back and congrats on the new addition to the family my friend

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you for sticking around. I appreciate you!

[@ThaiXLe]

Congratulation to the both of you on your new baby girl and welcome back!

[@phil.pinsky]

A lot of very interesting thinking points regarding milling. Thanks and welcome back to YT!

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you for watching!

[@theanimalmuppet]

Congratulations! Glad you are back.

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you! I'm happy to be back!

[@XroorX]

Very well produced video! Congrats on your baby too!

[@michaelruss1742]

Welcome back and congratulations. Great video.very informative.

[@chaney2277]

So glad your back. Love your videos

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you for sticking around, Greg!

[@JakeSpeed1000]

Glad to see you back fellow Huntsvillian. Congrats on the newborn. She is adorable. Looking forward to your videos.

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Scott! She's a handful but we love having her.

[@donsdiys1140]

Congrats to you and your wife. And welcome back.

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Don!

[@RechadTheArtist365]

Congratulations on the beautiful baby and that Joiner planer combination is amazing I definitely need one of those it would definitely free up some room...

[@anthonyward8223]

Welcome back and congratulations on the new addition to your family. I like the way you explained the way to do this, also great machine. wish I had the space to have one.

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Anthony! I'll be honest, while I've been doing this for a number of years now, is not the easiest to put into words.

[@flyingsawdustjemtz9226]

Great explanation of the jointing and planing process and sequence, excellent diction, and what a machine! Cute tiny person! This is my first viewing of you on KZbin, and find you to be one of the best at explaining woodworking. Thanks

[@johnhoward3694]

Congratulations and welcome back.

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, John! I'm happy to be back.

[@Mtntopwoodshop]

Great video!!! Keep them coming. Just bought my first jointer and your tips will be used for sure!!!! I love following your Instagram page as well. Great work my friend!!!

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Nick! I appreciate the support.

[@jobranch1]

Good to see you making videos again. Dust collection with your jointer/planer looks to be about perfect. And congrats on the baby!

[@Vman7757]

Thank you. Please do more of these videos. Oh and congratulations on the new family member.

[@timothyball3144]

Excellent information here, especially describing how you are holding down the wood. I'm still trying to wrap my head around why a jointer works.

[@philiprubin6274]

I just came across your video. Very Informative. Like Crockadile Dundee said in the Movie "You call that a knife and brandished his. That's just what you did with the beautiful machine !!

[@ozziebarton2374]

congrats on your new family member, good to see you back, love your vids

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Ozzie!

[@billedis5482]

Welcome back, looking forward to more great videos, and hope you include some pics of the new family member too!

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thanks, Bill! I'll definitely include pictures.

[@kevinbostrom9025]

Welcome back. Congratulations on the new baby!

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you! Thanks for sticking with me.

[@TokyoSilver]

Super vid. Thank from Japan. will see more of your video to not enjoy only but acquire knowledge of skill in woodworking by watching your VIDEO. LoVe & CreaTe !

[@eddiestipe2009]

Congratulations on the little one. Just discovered your site and thank you. You did an excellent job of explaining s4s. Please keep the quality of the videos coming.

[@jc51373]

congrats on the child truly a blessing..Same with that Hammer machine, truly a blessing. wow!

[@joeyleerobbins]

Congratulations my friend, you're baby girl is absolutely gorgeous! May God bless you and your family!!! Thank you for the video I really love that jointer! I have never seen o e like it.

[@sadiebug212]

Happy Birthday Eleanor! I just discovered your channel by accident. I am just setting up shop- also in Alabama. I thought you did a very nice job on the video. I am subscribing to see what wisdom I can gain from you. I am certainly not a master craftsman, but I enjoy milling my own lumber and designing and building projects with my limited knowlege and tool collection.

[@muchgratitude]

Welcome Back, and Congratulation on having a new daughter. Looking forward for more of your video.

[@miloh7871]

I was wondering what happened. Glad to see you back and congratulations to you and your wife.

[@craigmaddison8254]

Glad you're back man and congratulations.

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Craig for sticking with me.

[@WrenchAddiction]

What a machine! And Congratulations on your new arrival 👍🏻👍🏻

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Definitely an impressive machine! Thank you!

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

On Father’s Day, congratulations on your baby girl!

[@hewlejr]

Dude, I clicked on this video because I wanted to brush up on dimensioning boards since it's been a while for me. I saw the "Alabama Woodworker" intro and thought: "Oh, boy! Wonder what kind of backwoods hilarity I'm about to see." Then the intro fades to you and I was like: "What?! That's Huy!" I made Lori watch the intro and we both just laughed. Seriously, you have to be the most talented and well rounded guy we know! Great video and belated congrats on that sweet baby girl!

[@bigdogmn73]

Congrat's man on the birth of Eleanor! Can't wait to see that Hammer A3 in action..

[@robertlagrange6388]

missed you. welcome back and congratulations

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Robert! I appreciate the support.

[@johnopfer8065]

Great explanations. Hope to see other videos from you; this was my first.

[@wm005]

Congratulations... Super nice setup you have. New viewer and just subscribed to your channel. I enjoyed the video.

[@nexgen91]

Sweet video Huy, thank you! Welcome back to YT and congrats on your bundle of joy :)

[@watcher9132]

I've been looking forward to your return. Congrats.

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Gene! Thank you for your patience.

[@chris3m98]

Congratulations on the newborn!

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Chris!

[@rjtumble]

Welcome Back! and congratulations for your new baby.

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you! I appreciate you following along.

[@saidchoucair9247]

Nice to see you. Good Lucky to you, your wife and Eleonor... big hug from Brasil Said Choucair

[@thesandman775]

What a sick jointing/planing rig that is!

[@austinjones7499]

Congrats! Great video! Keep em comin!

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Austin! I really appreciate your support.

[@TheZambie1]

It finally makes sense to me! It clicked at 8:26! Thank you!

[@ColocasiaCorm]

Man youve got great machines

[@brianwoodworking6910]

Alright!! Good to see you posting again!!

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

I'm happy to be back.

[@VBWilhite]

I really enjoy your videos. Thumbs up!

[@enzprintco.8625]

Adorable baby there (over 2 now lol) That hammer machine looks great. And negatives? Kinda want a wider planet but my little 12” has suited me fine so far. This was explained great! New sub! Thanks brother! :)

[@ryanrich4596]

Very nice explanation Huy. I know you mentioned the length of the video being a possible concern. It was timed right with the well thought out information I expect from you. :)

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

I appreciate the encouragement. Thank you, Ryan.

[@miknefish1]

Big congrats on your baby girl!

[@chm1701]

Nice. I’ve been following you on Instagram for a short while now and didn’t realise you had a KZbin channel. I’ve seen a few videos relating to this videos subject, but I like your pragmatic and clear approach to the task. You’re a great teacher. As a random thing, I thought for a split second that your eye protection was actually some vintage fighter pilot goggles.

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you for the kind words, Chris. I really do try to be pragmatic. I'm not always successful but I try. Haha! They are a pretty basic set of 3M goggles.

[@hdwoodshop]

Welcome back and congrats. Love the combo machine. Pls share details. I’ve been thinking of getting something similar.

[@trietlam1976]

Hi Huy, congratulations to you and your family on the arrival of your baby girl and thank you for the awesome video. Just a quick question regarding the table saw, where can I get that fence and the two clamps(?) on top? I have a very old table saw that I recently acquired but too afraid to use ( kickback) cos it didn’t come with any guard, riving knife or fences. I’m trying to get a riving knife custom made but at least with the fence like yours I feel like it’ll be a lot safer to use. TIA and g’day from down under btw.

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

I'm using the JessEm Clear Cut Stock Guides. They are very effective at keeping material tight to the fence and preventing kick-back. They are a great aftermarket safety investment.

[@trietlam1976]

AlabamaWoodworker Thanks so much for the info Huy, for a complete newbie like myself it’s definitely worth having. Chúc em và gia đình nhiều sức khỏe :-)

[@tomlagatol4448]

Welcome back, and “Congrats”!

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Tom! Thank you for sticking around.

[@tresgarcia1725]

The Jointer.... Is a plainer????!!! What is this madness! How is this 5 years old and the 1st time I have seen this!???? GENIUS!!!! My brain just broke!!! 🧠

[@terenceayers2826]

Thank you for commenting...it brought this to the top of my "to view list" I like that planer/jointer option

[@The1122007]

Hey, your back - great. Hope your new born is well.

[@dougnath2772]

Glad you're back! Congrats on the special addition to the family!

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Doug! We're really happy to have her.

[@matchstickdesignco]

"I like to use a jigsaw." = A phrase I thought I would never hear uttered aloud. I have one, but I HATE using it. Congrats on the new future shop assistant, btw.

[@mjonausk]

My first thought would have been to use my drop saw!!!!

[@EricHockridge]

Dude, love the workshop

[@jamesedwards1528]

You have the safest setup ever seen

[@SteveHayes1]

Congratulations!

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you, Steve!

[@chrispkreme7708]

Thank you for being very informative keep up the good work!!!

[@docwade3409]

Was wondering what the warranty and service is like for you Felder jointer/planer? Thinking about buying the same model. Thanks so much for all your information you provide!

[@brentonnoe9538]

Outstanding presentation

[@forsythstreet474]

The 4th side can also be done by a planer--assuming it is not too wide for the planer. You also might have to use one pass of the jointer after using the table saw to "clean things up".

[@chrisristau8803]

I think you are the only person on youtube to suggest getting 2 sides flat before edge jointing. Thank you for that.

[@What_Other_Hobbies]

Planing both faces. Something I do not do often and wonder why the board warped the next day.

[@daisycorta3340]

Now missing u again. Congrats on the nee family

[@cookinitmax]

Can you imagine they did building in Japan with just hand tools back in the day and the buildings are standing still amazing craftsmen.

[@timconnell4570]

A must watch. Well explained vid. Thnx

[@tavisshields6758]

Great video Huy. Thanks for the info.

[@AlainPilon]

I was about to skip the video, thinking I knew everything there is to know about milling. I was wrong! I always jointer face and side first then go to the planer but your strategy make sense. I am not sure how much of a difference it makes to alternate planing sides, I never did, but it makes sense too and I may just start to do it!

[@bobbyhickman7905]

Great to see you back. The Hammer is one super machine! May have to have one of those....I really like your apron too....first time I have seen that style, looks professional and durable. Where did you find it?? Look fwd to seeing more projects.

[@anonymousgeorge4321]

Good to see you back. Congratulations on the new daughter. What are those things on your table saw rip fence?

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

Thank you for your support! They are the Jessem Clear Cut Stock Guides. They keep material down and against the rip fence.

[@joe23521]

What are those two arm things on your table saw fence? I've always wanted some thing like that. Thanks.

[@dimensionswoodworks]

I actually went to school with a dude named Huy Nguyen 😃 Glad you decided to come back, subscribed ✅

[@AlabamaWoodworker]

There are a lot of Huys in the world. A somewhat common name. Thank you for following along.

[@ethanthomas2600]

I learned a few things. Thank you!

[@m.a.6781]

Glad your back

[@daisycorta3340]

Welcome back

[@davewmck]

Thanks for posting. Lots of good information here