i have a question about planing birds eye maple. i have tried google searching with no help. my wood coach says when you plane birds eye, it sometimes rips the eyes out and it leaves a divot. he thinks he read somewhere if you dampen it with a sponge, the eyes wont pull out so easy. im sure there are many people here that are willing to help. there are probably some other tricks too that i can learn.

thanx in advance.