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I tried the ‘English Woodworker’s’ tip about modifying the cap iron to prevent tear-out, and it worked.
http://www.theenglishwoodworker.com/cap-irons-tear-out-video/
Along with the advice here, I’m confident about going forward.
Thanks all.
Thanks all, much appreciated. Tear out is the problem – not knots (when I think about it). I lost the plot a bit yesterday; I got into that downward spiral and as was mentioned above, it rarely gets better when that happens.
Actually looking forward to tackling a similar pine wood surface tomorrow.
I get trouble with the thicknessing part and final smoothing. So both, really.
I like the look of knots, I like them prominent in the final piece.
Thinking about it, the bigger problem is the tear-out behind the knot. I guess I can cope with the knot itself (go slow, shallow, angled cut), it’s the tear-out that’s left.
Good advice about knowing when to walk away from a troublesome piece. Most of the time, keeping at it just makes it worse.
Thank you for the advice.
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