What tool would I need to trench in a long piece of wood?

[asharon]

As title really, what tool would I use to make a uniform trench in a long square piece of wood ?

Thanks

 

[JohnD]

"long" you mean like a mast? 10metres long?

And the groove is how big?

Will you just want to do one, or will you want to do lots? over a week? A year? A lifetime?

 

[big-all]

yep as john says need some sizes

common methods are pull saw [accross grain] router

other methods include circular saw table saw buiscut cutter spindle moulder router table

 

[^woody^]

A rebate plane. Old skool but satisfying

 

[xerxes]

How do you cut a groove with a rebate plane?

 

[JohnD]

well, a combination plane then (or plough plane)

 

[^woody^]

How do you cut a groove with a rebate plane?

At a guess, by pushing it forward?

 

[asharon]

It's about five a weeek and it will be a length of around 1.5m.

 

[JohnD]

It's about five a weeek

Worth buying a router then?

 

[big-all]

we need to know the width and depth of the timber also the width and depth of the groove to suggest the best method of grooving and working

 

[asharon]

The wood will be about an inch in depth and three inches wide with a half inch trench needed each way.

Any suggestions on routers ?

 

[gregers]

if its something your only going to use once then buy 1 thats cheap or second hand not worth spending hard earned on something thats going to be chucked in the shed and forgotten about,
if its something thats going to be used a lot WELL THE WORLDS YOUR OYSTER so many out there that it will come down to personel choice go and have a look at a few.

 

[big-all]

if your talking planed it finnishes up at around 18x44mm from the diy sheds or 21x43 from your wood yard

by both do you mean both edges!!!!! if your trying to cut a groove in 18mm width you best to cut several components at the same time minimum 3 or simmilar spare bits of wood clamped together each end avoiding the top 1 1/2" as the fence will run along this area then clamp the whole lot in a workmate jaws with equal overhang
unclamp and reclamp the order off the wood rather than move the router fence

a 1/4" router will need several 3 or 4mm passes to the correct depth
a half inch router 1600w and above will do 6 or 8mm passes

if the fence is facing you travel from left to right

and as gregers say the choice off router depends on other use

but ryobi is my recomendation for a good diy machine