Cross Cut End grain splits

[Fastmonkey]

I am just about to start a project making a door from some softwood bead and butt t@g panelling, the wood will be finished rather than painted so I need some advice on how to stop the end grain splitting out when cutting the panels to length.

Cheers

 

[masona]

Stanley Jet Cut Handsaw will cut the end grain very clean, see here, you can get one of these for £10 in Homebase.

 

[big-all]

you can cut the line with a stanley knife first

or use a sacrafisial bit off wood

if you are using a circular or table saw set the blade to come through by about 2mm [1 tooth]

if your using a jigsaw use a splinterguard

 

[Fastmonkey]

Thanks for all your replies, I cut the grain through with a stanley as suggested and my splitting nightmares are over, even when using my mitre saw.

Isn't it easy when you know how !!

 

[masona]

One of the best saw I have ever use.

 

[Thermo]

£9 next week on 10% day!!!!!!

 

[masona]

I'm not old enough

 

[Thermo]

its a general 10% day on thursday, so even you with your youthful looks will be ok masona

 

[masona]

Ahh! I though you have to have a OAP card on Wednesday only, well that's what my mum's told me

 

[Thermo]

as much as i hate the sheds, they seem to have one once a month, and they are not to badly priced on some items, making stocking up on things like the stanley stuff worthwhile.