Question form a wannabe woodworker. I have a 10" Oliver jointer with a spiral balde and a 15" powermatic planer also with a spiral blade. I work almost exclusively with western maple which has a fair bit of curl in it as it costs me nothing other than elbow grease. (numerous large maples on my place 100+ yrs old )
Tear out is a problem and it usually happens at or near the desired thickness (Murphy's law). The blades i get from Sunhill don't seem to stay sharp very long and am thinking of converting to a "shelix head" for one of the above machines,, but which one?? Those heads are not cheap.
Any thoughts on where i would get the best value for $ ?
Thanks