Interesting....I cut my lip slots with the block ends still on. Line them up on a fence and get nice cuts. This method seems to work well. I've never noticed any problems doing it that way with Danny's. Now that I'm doing it with Pikies my bodies are sitting off center in the water. Must be the grain huh? With Danny's the slight grain difference was probably masked by the weight in the belly.
I can correct the few that aren't sitting right by offsetting my nose wieght abit. For the future I guess I'll either have to do it after I orient the wood in water. OR...round my ends so that I can pick where I want the grain to be when I run it into the bandsaw.
It feels like I learn something everytime I make a plug.
Anyone else notice this when making Pikies?
yes, large bodies of ayc can be suscepible to that. The grain can vary and if there is a slight hint of a knot, it causes the weighting to be off and you will need to do a float test.
You can't always get your grain to run straight....I don't care what you do. I have never had any grain issues. You turn the plug and the grain is gonna be the way its gonna be whether you drill your holes before you turn it or after. My .02 cents.
If you do that it will make the lip run parallel to the grain also.
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