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Old 05-09-2019, 08:38 AM   #435 (permalink)
harriska2
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Originally Posted by HaroldinCR View Post
Planer knives sharpened incorrectly. You need to "scrape" rather than slice those types of hard wood. Slicing tries to lift the shavings, thus, chipping-tearing.

Same as drilling plastic, scrape don't cut and you won't break it.
It was brand new and had problems with change in grain directions and knots. Our birch wasn’t great.
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