Well for one i'm trying to plane with the grain but it's pretty gnarly
grain. ive been taking off between a 1/32" and 1/16" at a time ill try
taking less and seeing if that helps. i havent tried wiping with a
damp rag but ill try that next, anything to save this beautiful piece
of wood. I'm using a 12" delta planer, nothing fancy but it works for
my needs so far anyway. thanks for your help and any additional help
will be greatly appreciated.

Mike




On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 11:22:59 -0600, "RonB" wrote:

Hard to tell without seeing - offer the following thoughts:

- Are you cutting into, or with, the grain? Look at the edge grain and feed
so knives won't tend to lift grain.

- How deep are you cutting? Sometimes reducing to 1/32" or less will reduce
this to a non-problem. Takes longer but cleaner

- Is the grain straight or kind of gnarly. If gnarly, try wiping lightly
with a damp rag or sponge. Sometimes this softens the wood grain enough to
be more forgiving. You'll have to wipe the bed down afterwards to remove
water. Let the machine run a few seconds to sling the moisture off of the
knives.

By the way are you planing with a jointer or surface planer. If jointer,
feed as slowly as practical.