Mac and Martha brought a planer to my house. I took the sides of my one rafter down to consistent wood and it looks good. I also started the second rafter. A few points of for those of you on this path:
1. A planer is definitely necessary. No hand planing is not an option in my opinion.
2. I see why Katy planed each slice before gluing. It reduces the number of thickness variations which cause gaps in the rafter AND reduces the amount of glue required between lamination layers.
3. Consider what you will do with the ample sawdust. Google it.
4. Mac has a band saw that will reduce the sawdust (waste). I'm taking a day off work and driving my Douglass fir to his house to see how the band saw does with creating the slices.
5. 1/2 inch slides is too big for sure. 3/8 might work, 1/4 inch bends easily.
6. Doing 1/2 of a rafter thickness at a time seems to be a good idea.
The end result of my test rafter is good.
I spent a good part of the weekend moving furniture because my bedroom is becoming a humidity controlled storage unit for building supplies.
I've decided to wait until all are made before trimming the rafter tails.
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