Oh, the other comment about the Rocky Mountain juniper I’m working with is that it’s brittle. I think the issue with the knot is that a big chunk of it came loose and rattled around inside the planer, causing mayhem until it got chewed up and spit out. But the end of the board that had previously had the knot in it looked like a cartoon shark had taken a big bite out of it when it emerged.

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