Hi,

My router splinters the top plywood veneer leaving a messy
looking cut. I've tried cutting in increments with the last as
small as possible but still get splintering. Even newly purchased
bits splinter the wood. Is there a solution?

Thanks,
Gary

"abby" wrote in message
Hi,

My router splinters the top plywood veneer leaving a messy
looking cut. I've tried cutting in increments with the last as
small as possible but still get splintering. Even newly purchased
bits splinter the wood. Is there a solution?

It could be a number of things, including the plywood itself, the speed of
your router, your feed rate, etc.

What type of cut are you making?

The latter is important information to give you a satisfactory answer.

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Very common, a down spiral may buy you some latitude but if you can
score the cut line with a knife (not necessarily fun) you can get
tearout free cuts.
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On Jun 18, 7:13*am, "abby" wrote:
Hi,

My router splinters the top plywood veneer leaving a messy
looking cut. *I've tried cutting in increments with the last as
small as possible but still get splintering. *Even newly purchased
bits splinter the wood. *Is there a solution?

Thanks,
Gary

On Jun 18, 10:13 am, "abby" wrote:
Hi,

My router splinters the top plywood veneer leaving a messy
looking cut. I've tried cutting in increments with the last as
small as possible but still get splintering. Even newly purchased
bits splinter the wood. Is there a solution?

Thanks,
Gary


try using a backing board - clamp or tape a thin piece of wood over
the cut... the same trick works for cuts made on a table saw, miter
saw, etc. Also used to prevent blowout from the back of a router pass.

1 caveat... make sue the backing board is secure!

shelly