routing through knots in pine
 

Hi all

I'm going to put a rebate in a pine door (french doors/lap koint), and am
curious to know whether routing over the centre of a knot would cause a
problem.

I'm going to seal the knots first but am worried that the force of the
router might knock it out?

Any help welcome.

Regards

Matt

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I'm going to put a rebate in a pine door (french doors/lap koint), and am
curious to know whether routing over the centre of a knot would cause a
problem.

I'm going to seal the knots first but am worried that the force of the
router might knock it out?

As long as it is not actually lose you should be ok. Taking many shallow
passes rather than a few big deep cuts will help.

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Cheers,

John.

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Hi all

I'm going to put a rebate in a pine door (french doors/lap koint), and am
curious to know whether routing over the centre of a knot would cause a
problem.

I'm going to seal the knots first but am worried that the force of the
router might knock it out?

Any help welcome.

Regards

Matt



It may shatter it and spit it out at you. I would be inclined to try and
remove the knot and replace it with a plug first. If it is only a small
knot and you are only likley to be removing part of it because of the
way it is laying then you will probably be lucky.

Sealing the knot will do nothing to alleviate the problem

Wear goggles
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Paul Mc Cann