Wikihouse: Cutting Parts for the Floor Slice

We have all the parts cut. Now we are removing the tabs to free them from the material and quickly hitting their edges with a sander.

Since we machined them with a square-nosed upcut spiral end mill, we are getting tear out when the bit travels across the grain of the wood. The easy fix for this is switching to a compression spiral - which is a much more expensive bit (2-3x cost…$66).

Once all the parts are finished, the next step is assembly.