Routing Wood Grain Direction at George Grimm blog

Routing Wood Grain Direction. Feed the router counterclockwise for routing the outer edges. For inside cutouts, feed the workpiece counterclockwise. Take the time to study and understand the grain direction of the wood before you begin routing. It would be a mess, of course, but the point is that when you rout against the grain (see photo,. If the grain lines run straight. When routing by hand, the proper feed direction for inside cutouts (left) is clockwise. Pay attention to grain direction. Visualize a feather cut by a router. When this happens, the tendency is to tear out. Occasionally, the grain comes to the surface at an angle against this normal motion. To figure out which feed direction goes with the grain, look at one of the adjacent edges and how the grain runs off towards the face you’re planing. Inverting a router in a router table changes the feed direction from handheld routing. To make it easier, i’m sharing 2 easy tricks to help you remember router feed direction — until safety becomes second.

If the grain lines run straight. Take the time to study and understand the grain direction of the wood before you begin routing. Pay attention to grain direction. Occasionally, the grain comes to the surface at an angle against this normal motion. It would be a mess, of course, but the point is that when you rout against the grain (see photo,. To make it easier, i’m sharing 2 easy tricks to help you remember router feed direction — until safety becomes second. When this happens, the tendency is to tear out. Inverting a router in a router table changes the feed direction from handheld routing. To figure out which feed direction goes with the grain, look at one of the adjacent edges and how the grain runs off towards the face you’re planing. Feed the router counterclockwise for routing the outer edges.

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Routing Wood Grain Direction When routing by hand, the proper feed direction for inside cutouts (left) is clockwise. Inverting a router in a router table changes the feed direction from handheld routing. For inside cutouts, feed the workpiece counterclockwise. When this happens, the tendency is to tear out. It would be a mess, of course, but the point is that when you rout against the grain (see photo,. Pay attention to grain direction. To figure out which feed direction goes with the grain, look at one of the adjacent edges and how the grain runs off towards the face you’re planing. When routing by hand, the proper feed direction for inside cutouts (left) is clockwise. Feed the router counterclockwise for routing the outer edges. Take the time to study and understand the grain direction of the wood before you begin routing. To make it easier, i’m sharing 2 easy tricks to help you remember router feed direction — until safety becomes second. Occasionally, the grain comes to the surface at an angle against this normal motion. If the grain lines run straight. Visualize a feather cut by a router.