tearout

  1. BKHam

    Forrest Woodworker II TS blade

    i want to upgrade my crosscutting capabilities, let's say money is not a big concern in this. I've done budget buys until this point and now i'm ready for the best. first idea....it seems a lot of folks get the 40 tooth general purpose forrest blade and get great crosscutting results. I use a...
  2. ErnieM

    Avoiding tear-out

    I spent some time this evening watching videos by Matthias Wandel - what a clever and ingenious young man. He has a short video on avoiding tear out on sheet goods. You'd think, at my age, I would already know this trick - but I didn't. Maybe you don't either. It works great. For some reason, I...
  3. Gofor

    TP tearout

    I am running quite a bit of QS KD WO (quarter sawn kiln-dried white oak) through my DeWalt 734. Even with light cuts and new cutters, I am still getting tear out. I have heard that moistening with MS will reduce tear out when using hand planes, and may have to go that route to clean the faces...
  4. christopheralan

    Why am I getting tear-out?

    For the life of me I can't get shavings. I am getting small chunks or big-sawdust, and a lot of tear-out. My chisels are new and sharp. Ideas? :dontknow:
  5. D

    Router Tearout

    I have a project that will have 3 wood handles fron 2x2x6 Red Oak stock. I hope to have 1/2" round on the top front and top, bottom and front sides of each end. On the inside bottom I'll route a cove to allow a finger rest. The rounding bit has a bearing and I was real careful in the setup...
  6. Matt Schnurbusch

    Maple tear-out repair

    How can I repair a large tear-out on the face of a maple board? When I ran the board through my planer, it ripped a rather large chunk out of the face of one of the boards. The chunk is probable the size of a nickel and it's about 3/16" deep. I don't have any more material so I can't just...
  7. Phil

    Filling planer tearout

    i'm building a vanity and the top is ash finished naturally. the tearout needs to be filled , but, since i'm finishing the top naturally, i'm thinking I could use a clear epoxy to fill the tearout spots and then proceed with the poly or lacquer finish. thoughts? Phil capper
  8. C

    Candle Sconce Problems...Flush Trim Tearout

    After making three bedrooms of heirloom furniture with straight lines I have entered the world of curves. And found an amazing knack for demonstrating my incompetence at every turn! :lol: Well, I have screwed up 2 of the 4 sides for my candle sconces...

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