re: Lost a Weekend 😣

Thanks for the comments guys.  The planer was a bargain money-wise but there's always that time/money tradeoff.  I got it for 25% of a new one but between rebuilding it and my adventures this weekend, I probably have close to 20 hours of work in getting it running like new.  I'll tell you what though, the dust collection on that thing is awesome!  I was running the first boards through and when I turned it off, I noticed the top bag on my DC deflated and realized I never turned the DC on 😂  The planer blows so hard, the DC motor is unnecessary!  I knew it when the collector bag got full too because chips started coming out of every opening in the planer...  That's what leaf blowers are for 😉

Yeah George, the rest of my boards for this build are just nice clear Walnut.  Nothing special.  But I've been hoarding that sexy board for several years for just the right project and the door for this box feels like the right one so I'm glad plan A fell apart so I was forced to reconsider using it with the knot.  I think it'll look fabulous 😎  I'm a little jealous that it won't be in my house so I can see it every day though...