Upscale wrote:
"Unquestionably Confused" wrote in message

How is this a problem with end cuts? Just how much splintering are you
going to get that won't be hidden by the base and quarter round or
transitional T-pieces or nosing at the perimeter of the job?


That won't help in the centre of the floor. It's not like all sections that
run the entire length of the room, there's bound to be quite a few end cuts
spaced all over the place.

Only things I can think of are for him to experiment with some scrap pieces
and adjust his technique to see if he can improve the quality of the end
cuts. If that doesn't help, next I'd have the blade sharpened. Other
alternatives include a piece of masking tape on top of the cut line or a
scrap of wood on top of the cut line to prevent tear-out.

The OP is installing MANUFACTURED flooring. I'm thinking Pergo, et al.

Are not all the ends machined to interlock? Mine were. The only "raw"
ends I had were at the walls (and the island) where the cut ends were
concealed by the base molding.