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01-07-2008, 01:08 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: bloomington indiana
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|  Curly Maple I was looking for help on curly maple it keeps chipping out on me when i plane it ? INDIANA SAW MAN
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01-07-2008, 06:07 PM
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| Intarsia Moderator  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon
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| The grain goes a certain direction- have you tried turning it around and feeding it the other way? |
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01-07-2008, 08:49 PM
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| Master Scroller  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Eaton Rapids Michigan
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| Janette is certainly right, and on top of that the curls add to the difficulty. Once you figure out which direction tears out less, put some water in a spray bottle and spray the top of the board, then make very light gently passes. re-spray after every pass.
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01-07-2008, 09:25 PM
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| Grumpy Old Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away
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 | One more tip I'll add is if at all possible to feed the board through the planer on an angle. This helps with most figured woods.
__________________ Kevin Scrollsaw Patterns Online Making holes in wood with an EX-30, Craftsman 16" VS, Dremel 1680 and 1671 A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor and bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. - Thomas Jefferson |
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01-07-2008, 09:34 PM
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| Moderator CUT IT OUT  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada
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| I sand all the roushness off my maple. I used to use the thickness planer but inevitably got tearout. I now have a thickness sander with a 120 grit paperand it does sand quite smooth
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01-08-2008, 03:45 AM
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| Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Near Detroit, Michigan
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| You might have to resort to a scrapper. Even a hand plane, curly maple is difficult to avoid tear-out. Any you will know in your arms and hands that you used a scrapper for a few hours. Don't plan much for the morning after using the scrapper. Phil |
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01-09-2008, 01:03 PM
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| Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: bloomington indiana
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| THANK YOU I have a lot of curly maple put back I got over the years when i was in veneer mills and a lot of curly cherry as well . i will try some of all of your ideals and see what works best . once again thank you all
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