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27th September 2020, 04:43 PM #1Novice
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Cross grain tearout
I am practicing cutting a rollover edge for a table I've built but the sample timber tears in the cross grain and especially at the corner "going out". Cutting with the grain is fine. I'm beginning to think I should stop before reaching corners and just finish by them by hand. or perhaps I could strengthen the end grain by soaking with clear resin?
The router bit is new and sharp.
Any tips or suggestions?
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27th September 2020, 05:19 PM #2Woodworking mechanic
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Are you doing light passes or just trying to cut it in one go?
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27th September 2020, 05:37 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Back cut at that corner first, then go back to the other side and cut the rest normally, then do the with the grain cuts.
hold tight when back cutting, just go gradually.
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28th September 2020, 09:40 PM #4Taking a break
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Do the cross grain cuts first so the tearout is cleaned up when you do the long grain cuts
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30th September 2020, 11:47 AM #5
I agree with elanjacob. Cut the crossgrain first. It works for me in these cases.
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3rd October 2020, 06:29 PM #6Novice
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Thanks for all the helpful advice. I practiced several different ways and found cutting the cross-grain ends best with a back cut at the going out corners. I did the final job this morning without disaster tear outs and it looks good.
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Thanks for all the helpful advice. I practiced several different ways and found cutting the cross-grain ends best with a back cut at the going out corners. I did the final job this morning without disaster tear outs and it looks good.
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