So I'm making a bowl and using different woods. A strip of walnut and a strip of I think maple total of seven alternating strips in all. I cut the 2" strips with the scroll saw followed the line but still not perfect. We have a table saw, but I've never used it (scared of it, I should get someone to show me the proper way to use it then I would probally be okay).I don't have a table planer, I do have a hand planer but for the life of me I cant figure out how to get the knife to move to adjust it. Any way, I've got my palm sander pressed in the vise upside down trying to even out the edges of these 2" strips and I'm have a heck of a time getting them flat so that the strips will butt up before glueing. My question is am I doing what I can or is there a better way? At the rate I'm going there might not be much left of these strips.LOL. Any suggestions would be very much adppreciated.
Thanks
Irene