Hello all,
I am a new woodworking hobbyist. Could you please share your tips on reducing tear out with Baltic Birch plywood?
I am able to get a fairly clean cut on my table saw. Even the circular saw mounted on a sled (to use w/ a track) gave quite satisfactory result.
But after the cut, I smooth out the edge with light sanding. I sand by hand with a block sander. I start w/ 150 grit, then 180, and finish w/ 240. I just give few strokes with each grit. I am not trying to create a chamfer. But sanding the edge often produce tear out. That is when I am not using edge bands to conceal the layers. In some cases, I like the look of the exposed ply.
I can use some tips from the pros here. If there are faster and/or easier way to finish the edges, I would be super interested in as well.
Thanks much