Hardwood Help

I have never had any hickory, but I know it’s hard. Hardwood can cause a lot of sharpening of tools. Wish you well.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

Yep, hickory is a hard sucker when dry. Keep tools sharp, and use low speeds.

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Hickory is tough stuff.

I don’t know what type of blade you’re using on the TS or CS.

Your blade should be clean, with no pitch build-up. I would use a nice, sharp rip blade on the TS, not a combo or cut-off blade. For your chop saw, a clean, sharp blade is needed as well.

Routing hickory is tricky. Light passes, and use feather boards for the top to hold it down on the table and another on the side to keep it tight to the fence.

-- Nicky

At least after this I can justify a new TS blade to the wife. I think that will be the last of my Hickory trials. But it is a done deal now. After we return from our trip I will be able to put in the white board and hang it on the walll and use it.

-- Sailor by profession, but real work starts in the shop! Just trying to learn more everyday

It is also an exceptionally difficult wood to saw from logs and to dry without defect. You must have a very sharp tablesaw blade when using it in the shop.

-- Wood-Mizer LT15