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"Chip Dent" in Planed Lumber Here's a long, detailed examination of the problem of denting in planed wood, caused by knives pressing chips into the wood surface. Unfortunately, no solutions. October 15, 2009
Chip Dents, Cutter Choices, and Dust Extraction Dents made by chips being pressed into the wood by the planer or jointer knives are a common problem. Here's a thorough discussion of causes and remedies.April 15, 2013
Reground Planer Knives Trapping Chips Woodworkers help figure out why chips won't clear out from the workpiece after a set of planer knives comes back from the grinder. March 14, 2006
Accuracy of Planers A woodworker looking for the finest piece of steel he can buy sets off an extended discussion of top quality planers. March 10, 2008
Chip Removal and Planer Finish Defects A classic defect with a well-known cause: chips recirculating around the cutter head and being pounded into the wood. But how to fix it? May 15, 2012
Preparing Face Frame Stock A lively discussion among cabinetmakers about whether, when, and how to joint, plane, or sand stock for face frames. October 8, 2005
Dust Collection and Planer Noise Airflow from a new dust collection made a planer noisier, but switching to helical insert tooling made it quieter again. January 12, 2015
Improving the Vacuum in a Planer A woodworker solves a chip crushing situation in his planer by drilling new holes for vacuum flow — and it works. April 18, 2010
Purchasing a Helical Planer Extended discussion of the fine points of various new and used planer options. August 21, 2006
Spiral Cutterhead Experiences Woodworkers discuss the cut quality and performance they've achieved by switching to spiral insert planer tooling. March 26, 2009
How Much Wood to Take Off Per Planer Pass A shop worker tasks with dimensioning a large volume of lumber gets advice on improving productivity and reducing drudgery without damaging the product, the equipment, or his work relationships. September 8, 2014
Spiral Heads on Old Equipment Re-tooling an old, heavy piece of iron with a new helical cutterhead can be the ideal value solution for some shops. August 18, 2009
Horsepower Issues with Helical Cutterheads If you switch to spiral knives and you want to keep hogging out deep cuts, you may need to upgrade to a more powerful motor. July 8, 2014
Problem with Insert Tooling Teeth Breaking A shop owner tries to figure out why teeth in his helical insert planer heads keep breaking (which leads to further problems and headaches). October 19, 2013
Rx for Wood Machining Defects Dr. Gene Wengert examines the causes for defects in solid lumber caused by machining. 1998.
Planer Wear and Tear-Out Problems Wear on the knives and the chip breaker could lead to tear-out problems when the knives are replaced. July 15, 2012
Troubleshooting "Chip Beat" with a Small Moulder Small dents in the finished moulding are a well-known issue, caused by chips and typically related to ineffective dust collection. October 27, 2013
Chip-free dovetailing in plywood Building dovetailed plywood drawers without chipping; European and American approaches. April 24, 2002
Fine-Tuning a Small Moulder Less expensive equipment may need more attention to perform up to snuff. Here are some detailed tips on "tweaking" the machinery. October 14, 2006
Tooling for Teak Teak is hard and abrasive, and takes its toll on knives and blades. This long, informative thread delves into the heavy-duty tooling choices for handling extra-hard woods, and also touches on useful techniques for working with teak. December 1, 2005
Fine-Tuning a New Planer Careful sharpening and adjustment will give better results, but sanding after planing may still be necessary. August 23, 2005
Touching Up Lipping Planer Damage A good finisher can correct some woodworking mishaps with advanced touchup techniques. Here's a good example with some tips and tricks. March 16, 2015
Burning Sawdust in a Wood Stove You can burn sawdust for heat, but the stories in this thread make it clear that the practice is a risky one. February 15, 2015
Moving Beyond Drying A small drying operation wants to invest in planing, jointing, and ripping. March 18, 2005
Planing "Dimples" in Soft Lumber Planer blades can drive chips into the surface of a board when dust collection isn't perfect. Here's a good example with photos. May 21, 2009
Planer Selection, Maintenance, and Performance Better (and more expensive) equipment can provide better results, but setup and maintenance make a difference with high-end as well as low-end machinery. December 29, 2008
Troubleshooting Jointer Chatter A chatter problem in a new jointer sets off a discussion of knife types and maintenance issues. December 26, 2006
Slowing Planer Feed Rate Advice and cautions on ways to slow down the feed rate of a planer. November 27, 2007
Shavings for Sale The always resourceful sawyer crowd discusses the packaging and marketing of wood chips. February 9, 2005
Planer Infeed Roller Marks Advice on how to back off the pressure on a planer infeed roller in order to prevent marking of the wood. July 22, 2013
Feed Roller Pressure and Chip Dents A review of factory specs helped a woodworker eliminate some quality problems with a 15-inch planer. September 5, 2011
Tooling Up to Make Doors An extended discussion of the best investment in equipment for a cabinetmaker who wants to start making his own doors. March 26, 2010
Has Buried Metal Ever Ruined Your Day? Bicycle sprockets, unexploded ordinance ... you never know what you're going to find in a tree. Here are the tales of buried metal contributed by Woodweb members competing to win a metal detector. The contest is over, but the stories (like spikes in a tree) last forever. April 15, 2013
Cutterhead Knife Angle Long and detailed discussion of knife grinding, focusing on back bevel and side clearance. February 19, 2006
Composting Chips and Shavings Compost shavings and chips before adding them to garden soil. Here's how. December 31, 2012
Setting up a new planer Pointers and tolerances for setting up a new 20-inch planer. June 14, 2000
Troubleshooting a Cyclone Chip Clog Advice on making a cyclone stop clogging when when trying to separate large chips of light material. July 29, 2012
Affordable Sanding Options for the One-Man Shop In yet another take on a frequent forum topic, shop owners compare the pros and cons of drum sanders, wide-belt sanders, and stroke sanders.March 13, 2014
Small-Footprint Dust Collection? Shop owners ponder the problem of how to fit adequate dust collection into a small space. June 15, 2014
Knife Characteristics for Best Moulder Finish Quality This informative thread includes some expert discussion of the old-school method of back-beveling cutter knives, and also describes other knife characteristics that can improve the quality of machined wood straight off the moulder. August 13, 2014
Comparing Insert Cutterheads Do the differences in cutting tooth alignment between different brands of insert cutterhead matter? January 8, 2010
Choosing a Moulder Big industrial iron will outwork smaller machinery, but you need dust and chip collection to match. February 15, 2009
Wood getting stuck in planer Some possible causes and solutions to the problem of wet wood getting stuck in a planer. June 14, 2000
Understanding Carbide Planer Knives A question about planer knives that can hold an edge with exotic hardwoods leads to a detailed explanation about quality grades in the carbide knife market. June 9, 2007
When an Equipment Auction Transaction Goes Bad It's "buyer beware" at an online equipment auction — and it can also be "seller beware." Here are tales of some lessons learned. March 22, 2013
Combining Dust Collectors Pros discuss using multiple blower setups for power and flexibility. May 10, 2005
Setting up a milling business How much land, what equipment is needed, and in what order, for a startup sawmill. April 24, 2002
Air-Dried Pine for Exterior Siding and Trim A discussion of keeping pitch from gumming up the planer, and on priming knots in Pine to avoid bleeding. Nice photos in this thread. May 30, 2011
Straight-Line Rip-Saw for a Small Shop? Should a two-man cabinet shop acquire a straight-line rip-saw? The discussion balances cost against quality and productivity issues. March 13, 2014
Eliminating Snipe on Mouldings Looking for the cause of moulder snipe, an operator finds his solution in a custom-fabricated chipbreaker. March 13, 2007
Cutterhead Options for a Five-Head Moulder Shop owners who machine S4S mouldings discuss the relative merits of carbide versus high-speed steel knives, and 2-sided versus insert cutter heads. September 15, 2006
Scraping Glue Before Planing Dried glue squeeze-out can damage planer knives, so it's a good idea to clean glued-up material before further machining. April 13, 2010
Maple Hassles Woodworkers kick Maple's reputation around on this thread — but there's plenty of good information here about how to get the best out of it. April 9, 2008
Helical cutterheads Surface quality compared to other cutterheads. November 18, 2002
Troubleshooting Maple Moulder Tear-Out Too-dry lumber, dull knives, complicated grain patterns, or other maintenance and operational issues could be causing this tear-out problem with Maple wood. February 25, 2009
Tapering Bow Laminations Thoughts on how to make tapered laminations for glued-up archery bows, using either simple or advanced equipment. December 28, 2006
Whether to Rip Your Own Stock Cabinet shops consider the pros and cons of setting up to gang-rip and surface stock, instead of ordering it that way from a supplier. February 12, 2009
Truing-up rough wood Planers will not remove the bow from rough stock; jointing is required before boards can be properly thicknessed. February 13, 2001
Moulder Blade Sharpening and Touch-Up Tips Here's extensive advice about moulder knife sharpening and touch-up and other issues that can affect knife edge quality and moulding appearance. October 18, 2011
De-Nailing Antique Lumber Furnituremakers consider ways to get old cut nails out of old chestnut. October 8, 2005
Working with Ipe Wood Woodworkers air their objections to Ipe, which is heavy, hard, and rough on tools. The Wood Doctor adds a little technical detail to the discussion. March 12, 2014
Planing Figured Maple Advice on avoiding tear-out damage when planing curly maple. December 12, 2008
Making Money with LEAN Systems A thread that starts out with a question about stock versus custom cabinetry turns into a lesson in LEAN systems. October 13, 2010
Gluing door veneer Systems for gluing hardwood veneer to stave-core stile and rail doors. Illustrated.. February 6, 2002
Finishing a Hand-Scraped Wood Surface Finishers and furnituremakers discuss the fine points of scraping and hand-planing, and of applying finish to a hand-worked wood surface. February 15, 2015
Future of Sawmilling Here's a long, conversational thread on the economics of sawmill operations and the big picture of the general economy. August 31, 2009
Moulder Purchasing Advice A woodworker going into the moulding business gets advice on moulder choices and related issues. December 26, 2007
Four Dust Collection Zones, or One Big Unit? For a large new shop, is it smarter to install one central dust collection system or a set of smaller independent systems? January 14, 2008
Tweaking a Woodmaster Sander Advice on how to get acceptable sanding performance out of a small multi-purpose machine. January 19, 2011
Streamlining Moulder Set-Ups Shop owners discuss ways to make moulder set-up and changeover smoother and more efficient. August 21, 2006
Container-Bin Dust Collection Setup Shop owner describes a site-built rig for capturing dust and shavings using filters and a tarp on top of a shipping container. January 21, 2007
Avoiding Shaper Blow-Out Various suggestions for achieving clean, sharp profiles without tear-out and blow-out when running moulding on a shaper. July 28, 2007
Blowing Shavings into a Trailer Tips on modifying your dust collection system to convey wood waste to a large trailer. June 15, 2014
Sawmill Dust Collection Descriptions, explanations, and pictures of dust collection systems for small sawmills. November 3, 2010
Running Baseboard and Casing in One Pass Can you run baseboard moulding or casing on a four-head moulder, using the first knife to create the necessary back-relief? October 14, 2006
Dust Collection for Orbital Sanders High-velocity vacuum dust collection for hand sanders is a separate system from the low-velocity system used for larger machinery. June 15, 2014
Dust Collector Pressure and Suction A discussion of basic pressure-balancing and air-sealing issues in a small shop dust collection system. June 28, 2007
Working with hickory How to get around the difficult machining characteristics of hickory. July 24, 2001
Cyclones for Fine Sanding Dust A taller, more narrowly tapering cyclone seems to remove fine dust more effectively, but you'll still need a fine filter downstream of that. July 29, 2012
Number of Knives and Planing Quality More knives is not always better, and RPMs also play a role. Here are tips on obtaining good cut quality at various feed rates and RPM settings. May 28, 2006
Shaper and Moulder Choices Observations on the relative capabilities of shapers and moulders. January 9, 2006
Can a Beginner Make a Living with a Portable Sawmill? Experienced sawmill operators counsel a newcomer on his odds of success with buying and operating a sawmill in a tough market — and describe what his life will be like if he tries it. November 16, 2010
Panel Goods and Cutter Life A search for melamine-faced MDF leads to a long discussion on the way different types of panel materials wear out tools. February 14, 2006
An overview of sawmill operations Sawmill operators swap experiences, "war" stories, and ideas for production profitability. October 17, 2000
Straight-Line Rip Saw Operation An extended discussion of safety and operating technique for straight-line ripsaws. May 28, 2006
Melamine: Why? If you think melamine is for cheap manufactured imported cabinets, think again. This discussion explores the varied character of melamine, including its appropriate use in some top-dollar projects. August 16, 2012
Lumber Thickness and Sawing Tolerances Here's a thoughtful discussion of the risks and benefits of trying to rough-saw to fine tolerances in order to get more board feet per log for a given finish lumber thickness. February 14, 2010
Chainsaw Sawmilling for Old Guys Here's a great discussion on the capabilities of chainsaw mills, from the point of view of some dudes who have gotten smarter over time. February 27, 2013
Heat Sources for a Dehumidifying Kiln A discussion of the safety and practicality of various ways to heat air for a dehumidification kiln. November 14, 2009
Jointing Door Stock Twice Is a shop worker being too careful and creating double work? How much trouble is it worth to be extra sure that door parts are precisely milled? January 19, 2012
Improving Table Saw Dust Collection Advice on how to improve dust collection for a table saw, especially when using a zero-clearance throat plate next to the blade. January 8, 2010
Sawing and Drying Sycamore Sycamore is attractive and useful, but moves drastically while drying. Here's good advice on how to minimize movement and make the most of each board. June 27, 2006
Are Small Moulders Practical for Small Runs? Here's an extensive and informative run on the hows and whys of buying and using a small moulder to make short runs of custom profiles. October 19, 2013
Shaper Cutter Choices, Alignment, and Balancing In this interesting thread, a question about good cutterhead choices for occasional use in hardwood evolves into a conversation about setting up and balancing the shaper. August 19, 2013
Carbide Versus HSS Tooling Basic info on the differences between carbide and high speed steel cutterhead knives. August 15, 2011