Bill,
These sleds should give you workable solutions:
For short stuff, I use this sled or one like it. The short piece rides in the sled.
It's just a square milled piece of cherry scrap with a stop:
For longer pieces, wherein I simply need to get it thinner than normally possible:
Someone made a comment about having sharp blades. I agree; if the blades aren't sharp
in your planer, what's the point?!? I keep mine sharp! [
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