question about making a pizza peel

Not sure of the magazine, but there are enough LJ’s here that have made them I am sure you could search them and ask them for the information.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

I just finished making a pizza peel as a Christmas gift and read that article in doing so. But for the life of me, I can’t find the magazine now. Maybe into the recycling bin? In any case, I opted to use two-sided tape and just taped some full width scraps of varying thicknesses to the flat side of the peel from the handle downward and took very small passes on my planer. It didn’t give me a real smooth taper over the face but I just used a smooth plane to even things out. I did cut a 1” secondary taper at the very bottom on the table saw using a tall fence and about a 7 degree or so blade angle. I then feathered this secondary taper into the primary one with a block plane. It looks good to me. Sorry I can’t be of more help.

I remember the article on using a planner sled also but can;t find it again. However the February 2012 Woodworker’s Journal has the plans and instructions for assembling one with a safety handel on page 46. And, Finewood working’ Start woodworking blog August 10, 2010 has full instructions for a amature woodworker.
Search “Planer Sled for Pizza peel” and find a full resource not only to purchase peels but to cionstruct them. The sled article didn’t seem to show up. The full article from Fineworking did however. I had thought it was in a Woodsmith gigs and fixtures article this year.
Hope this is of some help

-- Russell Pitner Hixson, TN 37343 bassboy40@msn.com

I think you are thinking of Woodsmith Magazine. October 2010, issue 191.

There was in WOOD sometime earlier in the year. I am not able to walk and go check the month at this time. can you wait a few months LOL They had a nice peel with a cutter combo.