Before the wood could be jointed, the rough-cut stock needed to be cut into more easily handled lengths. The standard length was 4 ft, with a 3 ft remnant from each stick. The end result of cutting the wood to length with a Japanese pull saw is shown in the first picture...
The wood is jointed using the machine shown... The process produces enough sawdust that a dust control system is needed, connected via the flexible hose on the left. The machine has a largish spinning set of blades, so the reduce the risk of injury, the wood is moved using a set of rubber-faced handles, one of which is shown.
Aaaand one face is jointed flat to within 1/64 of an inch. The wood will be further straightened when milled on the table saw... This process of cutting the wood to length, and jointing the first side took about 2.5 hours....Edit - grammer and spelling
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