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I have just seen helical cutters in operation on big planers. I haven't used them myself.
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The helical multi-cutterhead mentioned by Charles is indeed like night and day compared to conventional parallel straight blades. I do not own one myself but have access to one (a Panhans) when needed, and it is a superb machine. I have seen the surface it produces on figured timber and it is indeed spectacular. I would never contemplate using it without a sled, however, to thickness anything under, say, 3/8" thick. Michael Fortune, who is arguably the finest furniture maker in the world today, has successfully planed highly figured timber to as thin as 1/16" using a very simple trick to ensure that the leading edge of the workpiece doesn't shatter. |