# Wood and Using twisted Lumber **URL:** \ **Category:** Guides & Resources\ **Created:** [March 14, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/wood-and-using-twisted-lumber/5391 "2022-03-14T16:51:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GregsReinventions](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@GregsReinventions](https://forum.sienci.com/u/GregsReinventions)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/wood-and-using-twisted-lumber/5391/1 "2022-03-14T16:51:58Z")
Here is a good guide on how to take the twist out of a board with little hassle. Yes you can use this same idea on your longmill. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mJdW2m0g2Hk/maxresdefault.jpg "How to fix a warped board with hot glue (simple)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJdW2m0g2Hk) ---
**Author:** ![thisoldlight](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/thisoldlight/32/2859_2.png) [@thisoldlight](https://forum.sienci.com/u/thisoldlight)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/wood-and-using-twisted-lumber/5391/2 "2022-03-14T18:25:41Z")
What a great idea. I have a whole pile of boards I can use this on! Thanks! Greg ---
**Author:** ![GregsReinventions](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@GregsReinventions](https://forum.sienci.com/u/GregsReinventions)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/wood-and-using-twisted-lumber/5391/3 "2022-03-15T01:00:39Z")
Your very welcome! Glad you can use it. ---
**Author:** ![RickW](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@RickW](https://forum.sienci.com/u/RickW)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/wood-and-using-twisted-lumber/5391/4 "2022-03-16T16:55:56Z")
Yep, used that same method on the Longmill with a 1" surfacing bit, works great on shorter boards but does take longer. ---
**Author:** ![GregsReinventions](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@GregsReinventions](https://forum.sienci.com/u/GregsReinventions)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/wood-and-using-twisted-lumber/5391/5 "2022-03-17T05:49:07Z")
Yes but if you don’t have a planer not much you can do. ---
**Author:** ![RickW](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@RickW](https://forum.sienci.com/u/RickW)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/wood-and-using-twisted-lumber/5391/6 "2022-03-17T20:23:55Z")
I use hot glue exclusively for holding down material on the MDF spoil board and have used your method with wedges a few times on shorter material. The planer is about 3 feet from the Longmill and is reserved for longer stuff. The Stanley scraper takes the glue off of the spoil board quick and easy and uses standard utility knife blades. The orange box store carries them and also on Amazon. ![Stanley Scraper](https://forum.sienci.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cff531950b1859c5047b5a1c3635f5e5f1f4136b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![GregsReinventions](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@GregsReinventions](https://forum.sienci.com/u/GregsReinventions)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/wood-and-using-twisted-lumber/5391/7 "2022-03-19T02:36:03Z")
Very nice good idea on the scraper too. ---
**Author:** ![PowerPC603](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@PowerPC603](https://forum.sienci.com/u/PowerPC603)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/wood-and-using-twisted-lumber/5391/8 "2022-03-26T19:06:48Z")
You can use your longmill as a planer. Setup that board exactly the same as shown in the video on your wasteboard with wedges under it to keep it steady. When the entire surface is flattened, turn it over without wedges and flatten the other side. I did the same thing with a handheld router, 2 pieces of L-shaped aluminum which were tied to my workbench and a sled over it on which my router could slide. Took me a while to flatten both sides of 14 boards of 20cm x 80cm and got a bucket of 70 liters filled with chips after I was done.