I am finishing up some drawer faces for a walnut dresser. I have the lumber milled to width and thickness and I am beginning the process of cutting it to length. Where the wood grain travels across the front of the dresser left to right, I am trying to preserve as much of the grain as possible when it crosses from the left drawer to the right drawer. I am trying to trim as little as possible off the end that will be at the center of the dresser on both drawer fronts, left & right. My problem is I am using a good diablo crosscut blade, work is being held well and I am getting a square cut. but at the very end/backside of the cut I am getting some tear out. Only way to eliminate this is to the add a sacrificial backer board?

Thanks.

Brian