Gabel thanks for the dilemmas and solutions. That is what I was looking for.
Yes my question is off base. I guess I was under the line of thinking that the more irregular wood would naturally be square ruled as opposed to the more consistent wood that could be mill ruled. That is a whole different discussion. Anyhow even with the offbase question, I think the question is still there about how to deal with those issues.
Does anyone plane where gains would be to have a consistent slope to create a more gradual gain. For example a tie that has gains on the bottom at the posts. A taper?
