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Some folks find cutting an even circle difficult. However, an evenly cut border will undoubtedly be noticed by the customer.

but the stack must be flat on the bottom or you will still get cone cuts. All you have to do is cut into an edge, turn the block around and see if the blade will slide in to the cut.

ciently and doesn't want to follow the grain on its own. Notice in the photo where the blade was turned around. We cut into the sharp corners or details, then back out and let the teeth cut into the waste area as we turn. That way there are no marks that reduce the quality of the piece.

(alls. Some prefer to sand, but in many instances the paper dust and glue mix in die textured grain and are still noticeable after finishing. Others lieat the pattern and then sand the glue residue off, but. this seldom removes all of the residue, and if it does, you are sanding through the face veneer. Others soak the pattern with a solvent of some sort, and that works, but some solvents dissolve the ink on the paper and stain the wood. So we use a heat gun or hair dryer to remove the pattern THEN apply mineral spirits to remove the glue residue. It may take a bit longer, but it seems to involve the least margin for error and the end result, is a clean surface.

After you have completed drilling the holes, sand the bottom piece. This accomplishes two things: the block will have less drag while you are culling, and will also lay flat on the table. If the block rocks because it does not lay flat, you will gel cone cuts and may rain some of the fine features in the design.

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