Interesting. I wasn't quite so blown away when I saw spiral
cutterheads in action. Curly maple just doesn't seem to tear out when
my knives are sufficiently sharp, either. Go figure.

Brian.


"David F. Eisan" wrote in message ogers.com...
What is zero tearout worth to you? Edge jointing curly maple with *no*
tearout. I had a chance for the first time a few weeks ago to use a General
(CDN Made) 8" jointer with a helical carbide insert head and it blew me
away. When I get the money, I will be putting a helical cutterhead on my
DJ-30.

David.