Using the planer to remove a bow?

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Hello everyone !
I’m trying to remove a bow from a piece of cherry. Should I plane the convex or concave side first? I just used my 13” planer for the first time on this past Sunday.
I have a Rigid planer.

-- Paul, Bristol,Rhode Island

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Roper home \| projects \| blog 1333 posts in 1885 days #1 posted 1390 days ago	to get the bow out you need to joint the board first then run it through the planer, if you just run it through the planer you will get a thinner board with a bow. -- Roper - Master of sawdust-www.coloradocustomworks.com
a1Jim home \| projects \| blog 87330 posts in 1749 days #2 posted 1390 days ago	Joint first like Roper said -- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
HarleySoftailDeuce home \| projects \| blog 272 posts in 1591 days #3 posted 1390 days ago	Thanks guys! This site is great ! I hope your projects are going well. Paul -- Paul, Bristol,Rhode Island
sandhill home \| projects \| blog 1979 posts in 2096 days #4 posted 1390 days ago	Ditto, If its not to bad or you don’t have a joiner, You can use a hand plane.

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