hello fello woodies i am having problems thickness planing cherry. possibly i can only finish it with a thickness sander to prevent chipout on the curly pieces. i also expect to have diffulty with the router and spindle moulder as well on any planks showing curly grain. i am making the furniture pieces for a 60 ft. power boat here in australia and this is my first time with this species. sure would like to hear any machine ideas on how to handle this beautiful but difficult wood.
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Craig, The ideal cutting angle is 10 degrees, 35 degrees sharpness angle, and 12 to 14 knife cuts per inch.
If your jointer or planer has the knives set at 30 degrees from a radius from the center of the arbor, you will need to grind a 20 degree bevel on the face of the knives to get back down to 10 degrees. This is what I do, and I can plane most wild grain with no problems.
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