Thread: Planing purpleheart.

Hi Wayne, sounds as though it is picking up the grain and tearing it out. could only suggest end for ending the board and running it through and see what happens.

Regards
Harold

It can happen with purpleheart (& many other woods, of course). Try spraying a mist of water on the surface before you put it through. Even if it only reduces the problem, you should be able to fix it up with a scraper.

Ah yes, purpleheart. Trust it to chip out when you run it one direction and chip out elsewhere when you reverse it. Alex has a good tip and you cannot take too light a cut. Wait until you run it past a roundover bit on the router table.

But it is beautiful when finished, so just plan to sand until it hurts.

Originally Posted by Honorary Bloke

Trust it to chip out when you run it one direction and chip out elsewhere when you reverse it.

That's exactly what happened to me. Chipped in either direction.

Thanks for the suggestion Alex. I had thought of misting it with water but I didn't know if that would work because I never heard of anyone trying it before. I'll definitely give it a try.

I'm thinking of just planing it close to size then go to the cabinet shop where I used to work and run it through the thickness sander. If my old boss will let me as I work for his competition now.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Originally Posted by VinWeasel

I'm thinking of just planing it close to size then ... run it through the thickness sander.

Probably the best way.

Send it through the thicknesser on a slight skew. Works for me with other angry and uncooperative pieces of wood..