: Last weekend I routed the bead and cove in my WR cedar strips. About 40% come
: out perfect, about 30% are fit for use and the other 30% I endded up
: trashing. I keep the strips grouped by the boards they came from and it
: seems that some of them simply won't machine without splintering. Mostly
: when working the cove, but quite a few splinter when machining the bead.
: I'm using a 1/4" router with matching bead a cove bits (about 1
: 1/2" diameter). When I run into a stubborn set of strips I've tried
: different speeds, turning the strips around and running various feed and
: router speeds but nothing seems to help. This is my second campaign of
: making strips.

: I also did some pine strips and got close to 100% yield.

: Any ideas for improving my cedar strips? What kind of yields are other people
: getting with cedar? If anyone has purchased strips, are they all perfect?

: Dwight

Hi Dwight

This is only a guess, but it could be that you just ran into some wild grain that was somewhat cross-grained in some areas and that is why you are getting some split-out. Also, it could be the wood is a bit too dry. ??? The dry wood would tend to split out. As I say, only guessing. Usually by turning the wood around or flipping it over will do the trick. Again, I would say you just got a bad stick. ???

Rehd